Title :
Closed-form expression for differential phase error variance in coherent optical systems
Author :
Chen, Xi ; Al Amin, Abdullah ; Shieh, William
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
We provide a closed-form expression for differential phase error variance in coherent systems. Based on the closed-form expression, a novel method of laser linewidth characterization and monitoring is verified by both simulation and experiments.
Keywords :
error analysis; laser noise; laser variables measurement; light coherence; phase noise; spectral line breadth; closed-form expression; coherent optical systems; differential phase error variance; laser linewidth characterization; laser phase noise; Abstracts; Optical imaging; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; coherent optical systems; laser linewidth; phase noise;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition, 2011. ACP. Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-0-8194-8961-6