Title :
High-sensitivity phase noise monitoring using a phase-asymmetric nonlinear loop mirror
Author :
Gao, Ying ; Xie, Yanqiao ; Gao, Shiming ; Shu, Chester ; He, Sailing
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Modern Opt. Instrum., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
A high-sensitivity phase noise (PN) monitoring technique is proposed and demonstrated using a phase-asymmetric nonlinear loop mirror (PANLM). The phase-error variations from 4° to 52° are extracted with a sensitivity of 0.27 dB/degree.
Keywords :
mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; phase noise; phase shift keying; high-sensitivity phase noise monitoring; phase-asymmetric nonlinear loop mirror; Monitoring; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
