Title :
Performance monitoring in optical OFDM systems
Author :
Mayrock, Markus ; Haunstein, Herbert
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Inf. Transm., Friedrich-Alexander Univ. Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen
Abstract :
We investigate performance monitoring within coherent optical OFDM systems. Estimates for CD and instantaneous DGD can be extracted from the result of channel estimation. The method can also provide information about OSNR and non-linear distortion.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; channel estimation; delay-differential systems; nonlinear distortion; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; CD channel estimation; DGD estimation; OSNR method; chromatic dispersion; differential group delay; nonlinear signal distortion; optical OFDM system; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; performance monitoring; Channel estimation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Monitoring; Nonlinear optics; OFDM; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Polarization; (060.2330) Fiber optic communication; (060.4080) Modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
