Title :
Monitoring optical network performance degradation due to amplifier noise
Author :
Kilper, D.C. ; Weingartner, W.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
5/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The relationship between optical performance as monitored within a network and the end terminal optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) and bit error ratio (BER) is measured for the case of performance degradation due to amplified spontaneous emission noise. Measurements on 10-Gb/s signals reveal that performance monitoring sensitivity to OSNR levels of 26 dB is sufficient for identifying degradations that impact the end terminal BER.
Keywords :
laser noise; monitoring; optical fibre networks; sensitivity; superradiance; telecommunication network reliability; 10 Gbit/s; OSNR levels; amplified spontaneous emission noise; amplifier noise; bit error ratio; degradations; end terminal optical signal-to-noise ratio; optical network performance degradation monitoring; performance degradation; sensitivity; Bit error rate; Degradation; Monitoring; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2003.810919
