Title :
Transmitter for calibrating extinction ratio measurements of optical receivers
Author :
Jargon, Jeffrey A. ; Wu, Xiaoxia ; Hale, Paul D. ; Engenhardt, Klaus M. ; Willner, Alan E.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO
Abstract :
We describe a transmitter being developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology for calibrating extinction ratio measurements of optical receivers. Preliminary measurement results are presented, and major uncertainty components are discussed.
Keywords :
calibration; measurement uncertainty; optical fibre testing; optical receivers; optical transmitters; National Institute of Standards and Technology; extinction ratio measurement; optical receiver calibration; optical transmitter; uncertainty components; Erbium; Extinction ratio; Fiber lasers; NIST; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Oscilloscopes; Quantum cascade lasers; (060.2330) Fiber optics communications; (120.3940) Metrology;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
