Title :
Field trial of optical performance monitor in dynamically configurable DWDM network
Author :
Richter, A. ; Bock, H. ; Fischler, W. ; Elbers, J.-P. ; Glingener, C. ; Bach, R. ; Grupp, W.
Author_Institution :
Siemens AG, Munich, Germany
fDate :
3/15/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A compact optical performance monitor for dense wavelength division multiplex networks is presented. This novel low-cost device can be used to assess the signal quality in terms of the Q-factor independently of data format and line rate
Keywords :
Q-factor; metropolitan area networks; monitoring; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; Q-factor; compact optical performance monitor; data format; dense wavelength division multiplex networks; dynamically configurable DWDM network; field trial; line rate; low-cost device; optical performance monitor; signal quality;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010248
