High resolution optical spectrum analyzer using a heterodyne detection technique

Author

Kataoka, Tomoyoshi ; Hagimoto, Kazuo

Author_Institution

NTT Transmission Syst. Labs., Yokosuka, Japan

fYear

1994

fDate

10-12 May 1994

Firstpage

234

Abstract

This paper proposes a high resolution optical spectrum analyzer based on heterodyne detection. By changing the oscillator frequency, the intermediate frequency can be changed to distinguish the real images from the mirror images. The proposed analyzer is useful to observe the chirped signal spectra of an optical transmitter and the spectrum broadening of a signal transmitted through 50 km of fiber

Keywords

automatic test equipment; demodulation; optical communication equipment; optical links; optical modulation; optical testing; spectral analysers; spectral analysis; 50 km; chirped signal spectra; heterodyne detection; high resolution optical spectrum analyzer; intermediate frequency; mirror images; optical transmitter; oscillator frequency; spectrum broadening; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical transmitters; Signal resolution; Spectral analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1994. IMTC/94. Conference Proceedings. 10th Anniversary. Advanced Technologies in I & M., 1994 IEEE

Conference_Location

Hamamatsu

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1880-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.1994.352084

Filename

352084