PDL Localization and Estimation through Linear Least Squares-based
Longitudinal Power Monitoring
Abstract
A novel algorithm capable of localizing Polarization-Dependent Loss
(PDL) and directly estimating its value in a multi-span optical
transmission link using only Rx-side Digital Signal Processing (DSP) is
proposed. The algorithm employs a Linear Least Squares-based power
profile estimation method and it succeeds in localizing multiple PDL
sources along the link. Its performance is evaluated across diverse
power levels, including SNR-maximizing ones, resulting in consistently
comparable results.