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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC 2013), 39th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-759-5
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2013.1611
