We propose a simple technique for measuring the residual chromatic dispersion (CD) of optical links based on two single-sideband tones. The residual CD was measured with an accuracy of +/- 10 ps/nm, regardless of the effect of self-phase modulation.
Published in:
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
(Volume:20
,
Issue:
21
)
Date of Publication: Nov.1, 2008