Title :
Improved optical spectral monitoring using regularization
Author :
Li, Mei ; Pendock, Graeme J. ; Evans, Rob J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Melbourne, VIC
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate the use of regularization methods to enhance the performance of a low resolution optical channel monitor. OSNR monitoring errors are within 0.9 dB on 50 GHz spaced 10 Gb/s channels when using a 35 GHz scanning filter.
Keywords :
channel spacing; optical cables; optical fibre filters; optical fibre testing; wavelength division multiplexing; OSNR monitoring errors; WDM systems; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; channel spacing; frequency 35 GHz; low-resolution optical channel monitor; optical signal-to-noise ratio; optical spectral monitoring; regularization methods; scanning filter; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Monitoring; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical signal processing; Signal resolution; Signal to noise ratio; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519215
