DocumentCode
422519
Title
Chromatic dispersion measurement error caused by source amplified spontaneous emission
Author
Dennis, T. ; Williams, P.A.
Author_Institution
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
23-27 Feb. 2004
Abstract
We demonstrate the degrading effect of noise from amplified spontaneous emission on measurements of chromatic dispersion using the modulation phase-shift method. Dramatic performance improvement is achieved with a narrow-band tracking filter.
Keywords
measurement errors; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre filters; optical fibre testing; optical modulation; optical noise; quantum optics; superradiance; tracking filters; chromatic dispersion measurement error; fiber noise; modulation phase-shift method; narrow-band tracking filter; source amplified spontaneous emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-772-5
Type
conf
Filename
1362133
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