Title :
OSNR monitoring at high-speeds using a FBG-based correlator in optical packet-switched networks
Author :
Vilar, Ruth ; García, Jaime ; Tremblay, Guillaume ; Kim, Youngjae ; LaRochelle, Sophie ; Ramos, Francisco ; Martí, Javier
Author_Institution :
Nanophotonics Technol. Centre, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia
Abstract :
A novel OSNR monitoring technique based on use of optical pulse correlation is demonstrated experimentally. By measuring statistics extracted from the autocorrelation peak, the OSNR is estimated with an error of less than 0.5 dB.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical correlation; optical fibre losses; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network management; FBG based correlator; OSNR monitoring; optical packet-switched networks; optical performance monitoring; optical signal-to-noise ratio; Bragg gratings; Correlators; Fiber gratings; High speed optical techniques; Monitoring; Optical fiber networks; Optical noise; Optical packet switching; Optical pulses; Signal to noise ratio; (060.3735) Fiber Bragg gratings; (060.4259) Packet-switched;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
