DocumentCode
2408848
Title
OSNR monitoring technique using polarization-nulling method
Author
Jung, D.K. ; Kim, C.H. ; Chung, Yun C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Korera Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Yusong, South Korea
Volume
2
fYear
2000
fDate
7-10 March 2000
Firstpage
176
Abstract
We report a simple technique based on the polarization-nulling method to monitor the optical signal-to-noise ratios (OSNR´s) of WDM signals automatically. The results show that the OSNR´s could be monitored with accuracy better than 0.6 dB.
Keywords
measurement errors; optical fiber polarization; optical fiber testing; optical noise; telecommunication channels; telecommunication signaling; wavelength division multiplexing; OSNR monitoring technique; WDM signals; accuracy; optical signal-to-noise ratio monitoring; optical signal-to-noise ratios; polarization-nulling method; Monitoring; Noise measurement; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical retarders; Power measurement; Signal to noise ratio; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-630-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2000.868276
Filename
868276
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