Title :
Fast and accurate measurement of WDM components using lightwave synthesised frequency sweeper
Author :
Takesue, H. ; Yamamoto, F. ; Horiguchi, T.
Author_Institution :
Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT, Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
6/8/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report a method for measuring WDM components that uses a lightwave synthesised frequency sweeper. A measurement time of 2s per channel, a frequency accuracy of ±20 MHz, a resolution of 1 GHz and a dynamic range of 50 dB were simultaneously achieved
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; measurement errors; optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical testing; optical waveguides; spectral analysers; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 2 s; WDM components; accurate measurement; arrayed waveguide gratings; dynamic range; frequency accuracy; lightwave synthesised frequency sweeper; measurement time; measuring WDM components; resolution;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000765
