Abstract
A polarization-division-multiplexing RZ-to-NRZ format conversion is proposed using polarization-maintaining-fibers (PMFs) inside a polarization-diversified loop. Both 2×12.5 and 2×10-Gb/s PDM experiments are successfully demonstrated with <1-dB power penalty.
© 2012 Optical Society of America
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