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WDM-system crosstalk is generated by nonlinear polarisation modulation (the optical Kerr effect) followed by polarisation-dependent loss (PDL). Theory and experiment show that at typical PDL values, this crosstalk can exceed that from stimulated Raman scattering and cross-phase modulation.
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Phillips et al. (1999) studied this question.
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