Title :
Chromatic dispersion measurement error caused by source amplified spontaneous emission
Author :
Dennis, T. ; Williams, P.A.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the degrading effect of noise from amplified spontaneous emission on measurements of chromatic dispersion using the modulation phase-shift method. Dramatic performance improvement is achieved with a narrow-band tracking filter.
Keywords :
measurement errors; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre filters; optical fibre testing; optical modulation; optical noise; quantum optics; superradiance; tracking filters; chromatic dispersion measurement error; fiber noise; modulation phase-shift method; narrow-band tracking filter; source amplified spontaneous emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
