In-Service Measurement of the OSNR in ROADM-based Networks

Measurement Challenge
Tx1 MUX MUX Tx3 Tx4 Txn DEMUX DEMUX Tx2

ROADM
Rx1 Rx2 Rx3 Rx4 Rxn

OSNR is a performance limiting parameter

NEMs and operators need credible OSNR measurement during I&M An instrument to measure OSNR must provide the true OSNR for every network topology The standard OSNR method indicates wrong 8-10 dB or higher values than the true OSNR Need for accurate method to measure the OSNR

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Out-of-band OSNR

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In-band OSNR

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Measurement technique: OPS Method

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Conventional OSNR Measurement

Noise Filtering Challenge

Polarization Controller Polarization Splitter

Lin. Pol P

Dual Port OSA

Lin. Pol S

Signal Processing

Measurement methods: In-band OSNR

Glossary
Demux EDFA I&M MUX NEMs OPS OSA OSNR PMD ROADM Rx Tx Demultiplexer Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier Installation and Maintenance Multiplexer Network Equipment Manufacturers Optical Polarization Splitting Optical Spectrum Analyzer Optical Signal to Noise Ratio Polarization Mode Dispersion Reconfigurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexer Receiver Transmitter

Signal deactivation + Use standard OSA Forces service interruption Inaccurate noise power measurement (e.g., due to spectral hole burning in EDFAs) Signal suppression based on polarization nulling + Suitable for in-service testing + No EDFA fluctuation problems Sensitive to PMD New OPS-Method (based on the polarization nulling technique) + Overcomes PMD sensitivity problems
Polarization Controller

SOP-1 Noise

Polarization Splitter

SOP-2 Signal + Noise Arbitrarily polarized signal + ASE noise

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Note: Specifications, terms, and conditions are subject to change without notice. 30149237 000 1107 ECOC.PO.FOP.TM.AE

In-Service Measurement of the OSNR in ROADM-based Networks

Test Setup
Tx
10 G NRZ 43G NRZ-DPSK 43 G RZ-DPSK 43 G PSBT OSNR Emulator
SoP PMD

Test Results
OSNR Accuracy
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Conclusion
Regular OSA could overestimate OSNR results by up to 10 dB JDSUs in-band OSNR testing with OPS-Method overcomes noise filtering problems in ROADM networks

OSNRIn-band [dB]

DGD Emulator

OSA Ref. OSNR

30 43 G DPSK-NRZ 26 22 18 14 10 6 10 14 18 22 26 43 G DPSK-RZ 10 G ook-NRZ Ref

Equivalent to 11/22 ROADMs 0.5 dB BW: 32/23 GHz

Filters

OSNRRef [dB]

Measurement Dynamic

OPS OSA
In-band OSNR Testing
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OSNR [dB]

Experiments with real 10 G and 43 G systems showed: > Measurement accuracy better than 1 dB > High tolerance to PMD > Data rate and modulation format transparent > OPS-Method is suitable for in-service measurement of the true OSNR in ROADM-based networks

In-band OSNR: 43 G DPSK-NRZ

In-band OSNR

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-40 -50 -60 1555.2 Signal + Noise Noise

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1555.6 nm

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10 DGD [ps]

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SoP Fluctuation

Dynamic Range

Depolarization DOP Change

Adaptive Narrowband Off Center Measurement

PMD

PMD Sensitivity at 43 Gb/s

High perf polarization splitting/filtering

OSNR [dB]

In-band OSNR: 10 G ook-NRZ

26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 11 ROADMs 22 ROADMs

Glossary
DGD DPSK I&M NRZ ook OPS OSA OSNR PMD PSBT ROADM SoP Tx Differential Group Delay Differential Phased Shift Keying Installation and Maintenance Non Return-to-Zero on off keying Optical Polarization Splitting Optical Spectrum Analyzer Optical Signal-to-Noise Ratio Polarization Mode Dispersion Phase Shaped Binary Transmission Reconfigurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexer State of Polarization Transmitter

Narrowband optical filtering (7.5 GHz) Adaptive off-center noise measurements Simultaneous Dual-SoP measurements
OPS Benefits

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PMD Sensitivity at 10 Gb/s

To learn more, visit jdsu.com/fibertest

Note: Specifications, terms, and conditions are subject to change without notice. 30149237 000 1107 ECOC.PO.FOP.TM.AE