Title :
A novel optical signal-to-noise ratio monitoring technique for WDM networks
Author :
Shin, S.K. ; Park, K.J. ; Chung, Y.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Taejon, South Korea
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate a novel optical signal-to-noise (OSNR) monitoring technique based on receiver noise analysis. The results show that the accuracy of the proposed technique is better than 1 dB when the OSNR was 16-28 dB.
Keywords :
monitoring; optical fiber networks; optical noise; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM networks; accuracy; optical signal-to-noise ratio monitoring technique; receiver noise analysis; Circuit noise; Monitoring; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber networks; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; 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.2000.868278
