Title : 
A new method for chromatic dispersion measurement of WDM components by using photonic microwave technique
         
        
            Author : 
Yi, Xiaoke ; Lu, Chao ; Fang, Wei ; Wang, Yixin ; De Zhong, Wen
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Network Technol. Res. Center (S2-B3c-23), Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We propose a new method for chromatic dispersion measurement of WDM components both in transmission and reflection, employing photonic microwave technology. Its performance is demonstrated experimentally. Better than ±1ps relative group delay resolution is obtained.
         
        
            Keywords : 
microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical dispersion; optical variables measurement; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM components; chromatic dispersion measurement; optical communication components; photonic microwave technology; reflection; relative group delay; transmission; Optical communication equipment; Optical propagation in dispersive media; Optical variables measurement; Wavelength division multiplexing;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Microwave Photonics, 2002. International Topical Meeting on
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
4-88552-187-4
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/MWP.2002.1158921