Optical signal quality monitor for a high-bit rate signal

An optical signal quality monitor includes a splitter splitting an input optical signal into two signals; a low-frequency converter converting one split optical signal to a low frequency signal by modulating the optical signal with a frequency offset signal; and an intensity ratio calculator calcula...

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Main Author KAGAWA MASATOSHI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 21.02.2012
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
MEASURING
MEASURING ANGLES
MEASURING AREAS
MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS
MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
OPTICS
PHYSICS
TESTING
TRANSMISSION
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Summary:An optical signal quality monitor includes a splitter splitting an input optical signal into two signals; a low-frequency converter converting one split optical signal to a low frequency signal by modulating the optical signal with a frequency offset signal; and an intensity ratio calculator calculating an intensity ratio between the low frequency signal and the other split optical signal, thereby appropriately confirming the quality of a high-bit rate optical signal. The monitor includes plural processing lines, each line including the splitter, the low-frequency converter, and the intensity ratio calculator. At least one line includes an optical noise superimposer superimposing optical noise on the one split signal before inputted to the converter or an optical band-pass filter transmitting the one split signal before inputted to the converter. The monitor includes a polarization state changer changing the polarization state of the input signal before inputted to the splitter.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20080216878