DocumentCode
2017031
Title
Improved polarization-nulling technique for monitoring OSNR in WDM network
Author
Choi, H.Y. ; Lee, J.H. ; Jun, S.B. ; Chung, Y.C. ; Shin, S.K. ; Ji, S.K.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Daejeon
fYear
2006
fDate
5-10 March 2006
Abstract
We propose a simple method to improve the polarization-nulling technique by using a tunable optical filter. The results show that the proposed technique can monitor OSNR accurately even when the signal is significantly depolarized due to the nonlinear birefringence
Keywords
birefringence; nonlinear optics; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; optical filters; wavelength division multiplexing; OSNR monitoring; WDM network; depolarized signal; nonlinear birefringence; polarization-nulling; tunable optical filter; Birefringence; Fiber nonlinear optics; Intelligent networks; Monitoring; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical noise; Polarization; Signal to noise ratio; WDM networks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-803-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2006.215887
Filename
1636918
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