Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Analysis in the Measurement of Optical Signal-Noise-Ratio Degradation of an Optical Node

  • Published:
International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The optical signal-Noise-Ratio(OSNR) degradation (OSNRD) induced by an optical network node is studied in the paper. It is shown that the difference of OSNRs detected before and after the node depends not only on internal parameters of the optical node to be measured, but also on the external condition. This kind of difference can not be used to evaluate the optical performance of the node unless either gain condition or power condition is met during the measurement. It also found that the relationship between OSNRDs and internal parameters of the node obtained under the two conditions are reverse. In the view of optical networking, the power condition is considered more reasonable for the reason that the relationship between OSNRD and the node under this condition is corresponding to the case where the node is used in optical networks.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. I. P. Kaminow, C. R Doerr, C. Dragone, T. Koch, U. Koren, A. A. M. Saleh,; A. J. Kirby, C. M. Ozveren, B. Schofield, R. E Thomas, R. A Barry, D. M. Castagnozzi, V. W. S. Chan, B. R. Hemenway, Jr, D. Marquis, S. A. Parikh, M. L Stevens, E. A. Swanson, IEEE J. Select. Areas Commun. 14(1996) 780-99.

    Google Scholar 

  2. E. Iannone and R. Sabella, J. Lightwave Technol. 14(1996) 2184-2196.

    Google Scholar 

  3. R. E Wagner, R. C Alferness, A. A. M. Saleh, and M. S. Goodman, J. Lightwave Technol., 14(1996) 1349-1355.

    Google Scholar 

  4. N. Antoniades, I. Roudas, R. E. Wagner, and S. F. Habiby, IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett. 9(1997)1274-1276.

    Google Scholar 

  5. I. Riant, S. Gurib, J. Gourhant, P. Sansonetti, C. Bungarzeanu, R. Kashyap, IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 5(1999)1312-1324.

    Google Scholar 

  6. E. Iannone, F. Matera, A. Mecozzi and M. Settembre, New York: John Wiley, 1998.

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    Xiaoping Zheng, Hanyi Zhang, Yanhe Li & Yili Guo

Authors
  1. Xiaoping Zheng
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Hanyi Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Yanhe Li
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Yili Guo
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Zheng, X., Zhang, H., Li, Y. et al. Analysis in the Measurement of Optical Signal-Noise-Ratio Degradation of an Optical Node. International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves 22, 1371–1380 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015049506328

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015049506328

Search

Navigation