A Novel in-Band OSNR Measurement Method Based on Normalized Autocorrelation Function

Abstract

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel in-band optical signal-tonoise ratio (OSNR) measurement method based on normalized autocorrelation function. Experimental results indicate that OSNR of four-channel 32-Gbaud pulse-duration modulation-QPSK wavelength-division-multiplexing signals is precisely measured with applicability to flexible channel spacing. The measurement range is 37 dB from -15 to 22 dB with error less than ±0.5 dB. The proposed method is also robust to bit rate, modulation format, chromatic dispersion, and input optical power. Besides, the choice of delay in calculation of normalized autocorrelation function is flexible from 1.6 to 30 ps.

Keywords

• Flexible channel spacing
• normalized autocorrelation function
• optical signal to noise ratio (OSNR)
• Wiener–Khinchin theorem