In-Band Optical Noise Measurement Using Differential Polarization Response

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APP PUB NO 20120093501A1
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13378557

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A method comprises: acquiring, for a number nSOP of varied State-Of-Polarization analysis conditions of the input optical signal, nSOP polarization-analyzed optical spectrum traces, the distribution of the input optical signal of said SOP analysis conditions being approximately known; mathematically discriminating said signal contribution from said noise contribution within said optical signal bandwidth using said polarization-analyzed optical spectrum traces, said mathematically discriminating comprising: obtaining a differential polarization response that is related to the optical spectrum of said signal contribution by a constant of proportionality; estimating the constant of proportionality of a differential polarization response to the optical spectrum of said signal contribution as a function of said number nSOP; estimating the optical spectrum of said noise contribution from said input optical signal, within said optical signal bandwidth using said constant of proportionality and said differential polarization response; and determining said in-band noise parameter on said input optical signal from the mathematically discriminated noise contribution.

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EXFO INC400 AVENUE GODIN QUEBEC G1M 2K2

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Cyr, Normand Quebec, CA 21 249
He, Gang Quebec, CA 333 3799

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