Title :
Intra-channel chromatic dispersion measurements with live neighboring signals in a long haul DWDM system
Author :
Xia, T.J. ; Wellbrock, G. ; Peterson, D. ; Lee, W. ; Iliopoulos, C. ; Cervenka, J. ; Heismann, Fred
Author_Institution :
Verizon, Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
A novel four-tone probe signal is used to measure end-to-end residual chromatic dispersion in single 50-GHz DWDM channels of a long-haul ROADM network while transmitting more than 30 live signals in neighboring channels.
Keywords :
disperse systems; optical fibre networks; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM channels; end-to-end residual chromatic dispersion; frequency 50 GHz; intrachannel chromatic dispersion measurements; live neighboring signals; long haul DWDM system; long-haul ROADM network; Bandwidth; Chromatic dispersion; Drives; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber polarization; Optical signal processing; Probes; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
