Apparatus and method for determining extinction ratio of digital laser transmitters

An apparatus and method are provided based directly on measurement of power to enable an accurate and repeatable determination of extinction ratio. One implementation includes an optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter responsive to a modulated optical signal, a multimeter connected to the O/E convert...

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Main Author STEPHEN W HINCH
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.07.1998
Edition6
Subjects
COLORIMETRY
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT,POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED,VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT
MEASURING
PHYSICS
RADIATION PYROMETRY
TESTING
TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES ORSTRUCTURES
TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
TRANSMISSION
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Summary:An apparatus and method are provided based directly on measurement of power to enable an accurate and repeatable determination of extinction ratio. One implementation includes an optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter responsive to a modulated optical signal, a multimeter connected to the O/E converter for measuring a voltage corresponding to average optical power, a power meter connected to the O/E converter for measuring a voltage corresponding to the optical power in the modulation signal, and a microprocessor for determining the extinction ratio from the measured signals corresponding to average optical power and optical power in the modulation signal.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB19950010291