Title :
Measuring dispersion in WDM links with modulaetd background ASE
Author :
Pendock, Graeme J. ; Shieh, William ; Yi, Xingwen ; Yu, Changyuan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Elec. Eng., Melbourne, Univ., Parkville, VIC
Abstract :
We demonstrate a technique for monitoring dispersion in WDM systems that is based on injecting RF modulated background ASE. We discuss the noise processes that limit its measurement accuracy.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical links; optical noise; optical variables measurement; superradiance; wavelength division multiplexing; ASE; RF modulated background; WDM links; dispersion measurement; measurement accuracy; noise processes; Dispersion; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610601
