• DocumentCode
    1870676
  • Title

    A novel technique for modulation alignment monitoring in RZ-DPSK systems using off-center optical filtering

  • Author

    Ku, Yuen-Ching ; Lu, Guo-Wei ; Chan, Chun-Kit ; Chen, Lian-Kuan

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-11 March 2005
  • Abstract
    A novel high-speed polarization-independent off-center optical filtering technique for monitoring alignment status between pulse generator and data modulator in RZ-DPSK systems is proposed and demonstrated. A monitoring dynamic range of 3.35 dB is achieved experimentally.
  • Keywords
    condition monitoring; differential phase shift keying; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical filters; optical modulation; RZ-DPSK systems; high-speed polarization-independent optical filtering; modulation alignment monitoring; monitoring dynamic range; off-center optical filtering; optical phase modulator; pulse carver; pulse generator/data modulator alignment monitoring; return-to-zero differential phase-shift keying; Filtering; High speed optical techniques; Monitoring; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Phase modulation; Pulse modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-783-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2005.192758
  • Filename
    1501282