DocumentCode
1681321
Title
Robust, Low Cost, In-Band Optical Signal to Noise Monitoring Using Polarization Diversity
Author
Anderson, Trevor B. ; Clarke, Ken ; Dods, Sarah D. ; Bakaul, Masuduzzaman
Author_Institution
Melbourne Univ., Melbourne
fYear
2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We demonstrate a robust in-band OSNR monitor using polarization diversity and low-cost opto-electronics. The proposed technique offers relaxed manufacturing tolerances and is insensitive to extinction ratio, bit rate, chromatic dispersion and first order PMD.
Keywords
optical fibre networks; polarisation; wavelength division multiplexing; bit rate; chromatic dispersion; extinction ratio; inband optical signal to noise monitoring; low-cost optoelectronics; polarization diversity; relaxed manufacturing tolerances; Bit rate; Chromatic dispersion; Costs; Extinction ratio; Manufacturing; Monitoring; Noise robustness; Optical noise; Optical polarization; Signal to noise ratio;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-831-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348598
Filename
4348598
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