Title :
Influence of polarization scattering on polarization-assisted OSNR monitoring in dense WDM systems with NZ-DSF and Raman amplification
Author :
Xie, Chongjin ; Kilper, Daniel C.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We show experimentally that the inter-channel XPM induced polarization scattering can cause large errors for polarization-assisted OSNR monitoring techniques in a dense WDM system with NZ-DSF, Raman amplification and RZ modulation signals.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; phase modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; NZ-DSF; RZ modulation signals; Raman amplification; all-optical transparent reconfigurable networks; dense WDM systems; inter-channel cross-phase modulation; nonzero dispersion shifted fiber; optical signal-to-noise ratio monitoring; polarization scattering; polarization-assisted OSNR monitoring; Fiber nonlinear optics; Monitoring; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical scattering; Raman scattering; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192837
