Title :
In-service Measurements of Polarization Fluctuations on Field-installed OC-192 DWDM Systems
Author :
Noutsios, Peter C.
Author_Institution :
Perfica Opt. Inc., Montreal
fDate :
July 30 2007-Aug. 2 2007
Abstract :
Field measurements of state-of-polarization (SOP) fluctuations were carried out on two live, traffic-carrying OC-192 DWDM links over a hybrid aerial-buried fiber plant. These fluctuations varied significantly with daytime period and wavelength. Observations of burst-error performance were made on the OC-192 receivers during periods of fast polarizations oscillations and a corresponding specification for SOP tolerance for these links is proposed.
Keywords :
optical fibre polarisation; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; SOP; field-installed OC-192 DWDM system; hybrid aerial-buried fiber plant; in-service measurements; state-of-polarization fluctuation; traffic-carrying dense wavelength division multiplexing links; Fluctuations; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Polarization mode dispersion; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement; Optical fiber polarization; optical fiber communication; optical fiber measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Signals, Systems and Electronics, 2007. ISSSE '07. International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1448-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1449-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISSSE.2007.4294478
