Title :
Effect of PDL on OSNR monitoring technique using polarization-nulling method
Author :
Lee, J.H. ; Chung, Y.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Daejeon
Abstract :
We analyzed the probability of errors in the measured optical signal-to-noise ratios by using the polarization-nulling technique, when the amplified spontaneous emission noise is partially polarized due to the polarization-dependent loss in the transmission link
Keywords :
error statistics; optical fibre losses; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; superradiance; OSNR monitoring; amplified spontaneous emission noise; error probability; fiber-optic network; optical signal-to-noise ratio; polarization-dependent loss; polarization-nulling; transmission link; Loss measurement; Monitoring; Noise measurement; Optical noise; Optical polarization; Page description languages; Signal analysis; Signal to noise ratio; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission;
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
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215889
