Title :
A Simple OSNR Monitoring Technique Independent of PMD and Chromatic Dispersion Based on A 1-bit Delay Interferometer
Author :
Liu, X. ; Kao, Y.-H.
Author_Institution :
Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Holmdel, NJ 07733, USA, xliu20@lucent.com
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel OSNR monitoring technique that is independent of PMD, chromatic dispersion, and noise polarization by using a 1-bit delay interferometer in a 10-Gb/s NRZ-OOK system with OSNR ranging from 5dB to 25dB.
Keywords :
Chromatic dispersion; Delay; Erbium; Monitoring; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Optical variables control; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4800910
