Title :
Optical performance monitoring with low bandwidth coherent receivers
Author :
Anderson, T.B. ; Chen, S. ; Tran, Anthony ; Hewitt, D.F. ; Du, Liang B. ; Lowery, Arthur J.
Author_Institution :
Victoria Res. Lab., Nat. ICT Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
We propose using low bandwidth coherent receivers for distributed optical performance monitoring. We demonstrate OSNR monitoring of a 40-Gbit/s polarization multiplexed CO-OFDM signal with a 0.8-GHz receiver using both data aided and blind approaches.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; multiplexing; optical fibre polarisation; optical receivers; OSNR monitoring; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; blind approach; data-aided approach; distributed optical performance monitoring; frequency 0.8 GHz; low-bandwidth coherent receivers; polarization multiplexed CO-OFDM signal; Bandwidth; Finite impulse response filters; Monitoring; OFDM; Optical noise; Receivers; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
