Measuring Extinction Ratio of Optical Transmitters
Learn how to accurately measure the extinction ratio of optical transmitters. Application note for optimizing optical communication systems.
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The difference between the energy of the positive level (transmitted 1) and the negative level (transmitted 0) is referred to as the extinction ratio. The wider the separation, greater the ratio.
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This module, measured with nine different optical oscilloscope modules with the traditional, uncalibrated ER measurement (shown in purple bar graph), evaluates as between 5.4 to 6.2 dB ER.
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The larger the extinction ratio, the better the logical discrimination at the receive end. The smaller the extinction ratio, the greater the possibility of signal interference and increased BER.
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Extinction Ratio in Optical Transmission Systems Optical systems usually use two levels of optical power. A binary ''1'' is signified by the higher power level and a binary ''0'' by the lower power level.