OPTICAL RECEIVER WITH AN EQUALIZING CIRCUIT FOR PMD-INDUCED INTERFERENCE, AND SYSTEM WITH SUCH AN OPTICAL RECEIVER

摘要

An optical receiver is presented, which can receive and evaluate an optical signal (S) containing interference caused by polarization mode dispersion (PMD). The optical receiver has a splitting facility (1.1) which splits the routable optical signal (S) into two electrical signal components (S-, S+). The electrical signal components (S-, S+) are processed in an equalizing circuit (1.2). A control facility (1.3) controls the splitting facility (1.1) with the aid of a quality signal (Q) produced by the equalizing circuit (1.2).