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In telecommunications, extinction ratio (r_e) is the ratio of two optical power levels of a digital signal generated by an optical source, e.g., a laser diode. The extinction ratio may be expressed as a fraction, in dB, or as a percentage.^[1] It may be given by

r_{e}={\frac {P_{1}}{P_{0}}},

where P₁ is the optical power level generated when the light source is on, and P₀ is the power level generated when the light source is off.

The polarization extinction ratio (PER) is the ratio of optical powers of perpendicular polarizations, usually called TE (transverse electric) and TM (transverse magnetic). In telecommunications, the PER is used to characterize the degree of polarization in a polarization-maintaining device or fiber. For coherent transmitter and receiver, the PER is a key parameter, since X polarization and Y polarization are coded with different signals.

References

^ "Extinction Ratio". Timbercon. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2009.

This article incorporates public domain material from Federal Standard 1037C. General Services Administration. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22.
Material also incorporated from MIL-STD-2196.

[1] "Extinction Ratio". Timbercon. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2009.

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