Title :
OSNR monitoring technique using polarization-nulling method
Author :
Jung, D.K. ; Kim, C.H. ; Chung, Yun C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Korera Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Yusong, South Korea
Abstract :
We report a simple technique based on the polarization-nulling method to monitor the optical signal-to-noise ratios (OSNR´s) of WDM signals automatically. The results show that the OSNR´s could be monitored with accuracy better than 0.6 dB.
Keywords :
measurement errors; optical fiber polarization; optical fiber testing; optical noise; telecommunication channels; telecommunication signaling; wavelength division multiplexing; OSNR monitoring technique; WDM signals; accuracy; optical signal-to-noise ratio monitoring; optical signal-to-noise ratios; polarization-nulling method; Monitoring; Noise measurement; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical retarders; Power measurement; Signal to noise ratio; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868276
