Non-invasive integrated detectors, named contactless integrated photonic probe (CLIPP), are employed to demonstrate on-chip noise-independent power monitoring of optical channels and in-band optical signal to noise ratio (OSNR) measurement. The proposed technique is based on a two-step lock-in demodulation of optical signals that are suitably labeled with low-modulation-index labels. We demonstrate OSNR measurement from 8 up to 27 dB/0.1 nm on 10-Gb/s ON-OFF keying signals with a power level ranging from -25 up to -15 dBm. This approach provides a promising tool for the monitoring of channels in reconfigurable optical networks with flexible channel allocation strategy, where the small channel separation makes the measurement of the in-band OSNR challenging.

On-Chip OSNR Monitoring with Silicon Photonics Transparent Detector

OLIVEIRA MORAIS DE AGUIAR, DOUGLAS;Annoni, Andrea;Guglielmi, Emanuele;ZANETTO, FRANCESCO;Sampietro, Marco;Melloni, Andrea;Morichetti, Francesco
2017-01-01

Abstract

Non-invasive integrated detectors, named contactless integrated photonic probe (CLIPP), are employed to demonstrate on-chip noise-independent power monitoring of optical channels and in-band optical signal to noise ratio (OSNR) measurement. The proposed technique is based on a two-step lock-in demodulation of optical signals that are suitably labeled with low-modulation-index labels. We demonstrate OSNR measurement from 8 up to 27 dB/0.1 nm on 10-Gb/s ON-OFF keying signals with a power level ranging from -25 up to -15 dBm. This approach provides a promising tool for the monitoring of channels in reconfigurable optical networks with flexible channel allocation strategy, where the small channel separation makes the measurement of the in-band OSNR challenging.
2017
optical power monitoring; optical signal to noise ratio; photonic integrated circuits; Silicon photonics; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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