Title :
Robust, Low Cost, In-Band Optical Signal to Noise Monitoring Using Polarization Diversity
Author :
Anderson, Trevor B. ; Clarke, Ken ; Dods, Sarah D. ; Bakaul, Masuduzzaman
Author_Institution :
Melbourne Univ., Melbourne
Abstract :
We demonstrate a robust in-band OSNR monitor using polarization diversity and low-cost opto-electronics. The proposed technique offers relaxed manufacturing tolerances and is insensitive to extinction ratio, bit rate, chromatic dispersion and first order PMD.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; polarisation; wavelength division multiplexing; bit rate; chromatic dispersion; extinction ratio; inband optical signal to noise monitoring; low-cost optoelectronics; polarization diversity; relaxed manufacturing tolerances; Bit rate; Chromatic dispersion; Costs; Extinction ratio; Manufacturing; Monitoring; Noise robustness; Optical noise; Optical polarization; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348598
