Optical performance monitoring using nonlinear detection

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 784-793

  Wielandy, Stephan ^a   Fishteyn, Michael ^a   Zhu, Benyuan ^a  

^a OFS LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatic dispersion; Optical performance monitoring; Optical signal to noise ratio (OSNR) monitoring; Polarization mode dispersion (PMD); Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

CHROMATIC DISPERSION; NONLINEAR DETECTION; OPTICAL SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; POLARIZATION-MODE DISPERSION;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 2142740447     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.825774     Document Type: Article

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