Title :
Monitoring of optical signal-to-noise ratio using polarization maintaining fiber bragg grating
Author :
Qureshi, K.K. ; Chao, L. ; Wai, P.K.A. ; Dong, Xinyong ; Tam, H.Y.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Research Center and Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Abstract :
We present a simple all-optical in-band optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) monitor based on orthogonal polarization detection using a polarization maintaining fiber Bragg grating.
Keywords :
Monitoring; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical reflection; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431263
