DocumentCode
949584
Title
Averaged Q-factor method using amplitude histogram evaluation for transparent monitoring of optical signal-to-noise ratio degradation in optical transmission system
Author
Shake, Ippei ; Takara, Hidehiko
Author_Institution
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (NTT), NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Volume
20
Issue
8
fYear
2002
fDate
8/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1367
Lastpage
1373
Abstract
Presents the averaged Q-factor method based on an amplitude histogram evaluation to monitor the optical signal quality of an optical transmission system. We examine several parameters of this method and provide direction to design a novel optical signal quality monitoring circuit.
Keywords
Q-factor; optical fibre networks; optical fibre testing; optical noise; optical signal detection; signal sampling; telecommunication network reliability; amplitude histogram evaluation; averaged Q-factor method; optical signal quality monitoring circuit; optical signal-to-noise ratio degradation; optical transmission system; optical transport networks; transparent monitoring; Bit error rate; Degradation; Histograms; Monitoring; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Q factor; Repeaters; Sampling methods; Signal to noise ratio;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.2002.800793
Filename
1058143
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