Performance monitoring in high speed optical networks

Michael Haas; Christian G. Schäffer

doi:10.1117/12.811133

26 January 2009 Performance monitoring in high speed optical networks

Michael Haas, Christian G. Schäffer

Proceedings Volume 7235, Optical Metro Networks and Short-Haul Systems; 72350D (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.811133
Event: SPIE OPTO: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

The world wide growing bandwidth demand in optical networks leads to channel data rates of 40 Gbit/s and higher (e.g. 100 Gbit/s). At these data rates polarization mode dispersion (PMD) is one of the limiting factors even in metro networks. Due to stochastically changing environmental conditions, such as temperature drifts, vibrations and pressure, PMD parameters fluctuate with time. Therefore, adaptive compensation and fast measurement systems are required to overcome the PMD induced impairments. One possibility for the realization of a fast measurement system is the spectrally resolved measurement of the Stokes parameters of modulated optical signals. This offers the advantage to directly measure first and second order PMD in the channel during operation of the optical transmission system at various locations in the network. Additionally the optical signal to noise ratio (OSNR) can be determined. The obtained information can be used to steer polarization mode dispersion compensation modules (PMDCs), for long term measurements at different points in the network studying the statistical behavior of PMD in real networks and for network management purposes e.g. routing information. In this paper measurement results for two realized polarimeter setups, a coherent detection polarimeter and a stimulated Brillouin scattering based one, in a 10 Gbit/s NRZ system, are shown.

Citation Download Citation

Michael Haas and Christian G. Schäffer "Performance monitoring in high speed optical networks", Proc. SPIE 7235, Optical Metro Networks and Short-Haul Systems, 72350D (26 January 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.811133

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available