DocumentCode
1884957
Title
Integrated in-band OSNR monitor based on planar lightwave circuit
Author
Mizuno, T. ; Goh, T. ; Ohyama, T. ; Hashizume, Y. ; Kaneko, A.
Author_Institution
Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
fYear
2009
fDate
20-24 Sept. 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We propose a novel integrated in-band optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) monitor based on planar lightwave circuit (PLC) technology. We successfully demonstrate a 10-25 dB in-band OSNR measurement with errors of less than 0.6 dB. Since PLC type optical monitor is compact and simple, our proposed device would be excellent for performance monitoring in WDM networks.
Keywords
integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical information processing; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM networks; integrated in-band OSNR monitor; optical networks; optical signal-to-noise ratio; planar lightwave circuit; silica-based waveguide; Integrated circuit measurements; Integrated circuit technology; Integrated optics; Monitoring; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical noise; Programmable control; Signal to noise ratio; WDM networks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Vienna
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5096-1
Type
conf
Filename
5287170
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