Averaged Q-factor method using amplitude histogram evaluation for transparent monitoring of optical signal-to-noise ratio degradation in optical transmission system

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1367-1373

  Shake, Ippei ^a   Takara, Hidehiko ^a  

^a NTT Network Innovation Laboratories   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amplitude histogram; Asynchronous sampling; Averaged Q factor; Nonreturn to zero signal; Performance monitoring

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PERFORMANCE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

AMPLITUDE HISTOGRAM EVALUATION; ASYNCHRONOUS SAMPLING; NONRETURN-TO-ZERO SIGNAL; OPTICAL SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO DEGRADATION; OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM; Q-FACTOR METHOD;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036705339     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2002.800793     Document Type: Article

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