Title :
Bit rate flexible quality monitoring of 10 to 160 Gbit/s optical signals based on optical sampling technique
Author :
Shake, I. ; Otani, E. ; Takara, H. ; Uchiyama, K. ; Yamabayashi, Y. ; Morioka, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Innovation Lab., Yokosuka, Japan
fDate :
12/7/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Bit rate flexible quality monitoring of 10 to 160 Gbit/s RZ optical signals up to the bit error rate of 1×10-13 based on an ultrafast optical sampling technique is demonstrated. In addition, a compact optical signal monitoring unit that uses a readily available gain-switched laser diode as the optical sampling pulse source is reported
Keywords :
Q-factor; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; signal sampling; 10 to 160 Gbit/s; bit error rate; bit rate flexible quality monitoring; gain-switched laser diode; optical sampling pulse source; optical signal monitoring unit; optical signals; ultrafast optical sampling technique;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20001463
