Title :
Chromatic dispersion monitoring using the power ratio of two RF tones with a dispersion offset
Author :
Liu, Ning ; Zhong, Wen-De ; Yi, Xiaoke ; Wang, Yixin ; Lu, Chao
Author_Institution :
Network Technol. Res. Center, Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
We propose a dispersion monitoring technique using the power ratio of two RF tones with a dispersion offset, and demonstrate that this technique can monitor a wide range of accumulated dispersion with a good sensitivity.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; microwave photonics; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; RF tones; accumulated dispersion; chromatic dispersion monitoring; dispersion offset; fibre communication systems; high-bit rate WDM networks; power ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
