DocumentCode
515506
Title
In-service chromatic dispersion and pass-band shape measurements for light path with modulated ASE source
Author
Wellbrock, G. ; Xia, T.J. ; Peterson, D. ; Lee, W. ; Iliopoulos, C. ; Cervenka, J. ; Motter, J. ; Chen, H. ; Ruchet, B. ; Schinn, G.W.
Author_Institution
Verizon, Richardson, TX, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
21-25 March 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
A tunable modulated broadband source and narrow-bandwidth filter are used to measure chromatic dispersion, group-delay ripple, and pass-band shape of DWDM-network light paths. This new method is simple and suitable for in-service measurements.
Keywords
band-pass filters; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM network; dense wavelength division multiplexing; group-delay ripple; in-service chromatic dispersion; modulated ASE source; narrow bandwidth filter; pass band shape measurements; tunable modulated broadband source; Chromatic dispersion; Light sources; Mesh networks; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Phase modulation; Shape measurement; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-884-1
Type
conf
Filename
5465215
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