Title :
Novel technique for simultaneous channel and OSNR monitoring
Author :
Yang, C. ; Lee, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ. Sci. & Technol., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
A compact module including a polarization sensitive EO modulator and a LED sensor is utilized for OSNR monitoring and channel recognition. The modulator acts as a polarizer and provides signal dithering to improve the detection sensitivity.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; light emitting diodes; optical polarisers; photodiodes; signal detection; wavelength division multiplexing; LED sensor; WDM network; channel recognition; detection sensitivity; dithering signal; optical signal-to-noise ratio monitoring; photodiode; polarization sensitive EO modulator; Fiber lasers; Light emitting diodes; Masers; Monitoring; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical polarization; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248549
