• DocumentCode
    1945630
  • Title

    Fast optical spectrum estimation using a digital coherent receiver

  • Author

    Hou-Man Chin ; Kai Shi ; Maher, Robert ; Paskov, Milen ; Thomsen, Benn ; Savory, Seb

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, London, UK
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    22-26 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We investigate the use of a fast switching DSDBR tunable laser in a coherent receiver to enable microsecond sweeping time over the C-band. Thomson´s Multitaper method is used to estimate spectral slices which are then digitally stitched to form the complete scanned spectrum.
  • Keywords
    optical elements; optical receivers; optical switches; C-band; Thomson multitaper method; coherent receiver; complete scanned spectrum; digital coherent receiver; digital supermode distributed Bragg reflector; fast optical spectrum estimation; fast switching DSDBR tunable laser; microsecond sweeping time;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication (ECOC 2013), 39th European Conference and Exhibition on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-84919-759-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1049/cp.2013.1611
  • Filename
    6647804
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1945630