Statistical and performance analysis of a novel M-PolSK modulation in local "twisted" fibers

This paper aims to achieve a complete statistical characterization of a novel model for multilevel polarization modulation (“bands of polarization”), suitable for Local Area Networks (LANs) based on twisted optical fibers. Starting from the simulative results, this work shows the differences between various polarizations and the strong dependency of the achievable throughput from the twisting process. Finally, performances are analysed in the case of coherent detection (shot-noise limited).