This in-depth, detailed reference presents for the first time a comprehensive treatment of recent advances in optical performance monitoring. Written by leading experts in the field, the book provides an overview of recent developments in the area and the role of OPM in future optical systems and networks. Detailed discussions of various advanced techniques are provided to illustrate their principles.

1. Optical Performance Monitoring: Perspectives and Challenges Text
2. Optical Signal-to-Noise Ratio Monitoring Text
3. Chromatic Dispersion Monitoring Text
4. Polarization Mode Dispersion Monitoring Text
5. Timing Misalignment Monitoring Text
6. Optical Performance Monitoring Based on Asynchronous Amplitude Histograms Text
7. Optical Performance Monitoring Based on Asynchronous Delay-Tap Sampling Text
8. Optical Performance Monitoring Based on Linear Optical Sampling Text
9. Optical Performance Monitoring Based on RF Pilot Tones Text
10. Optical Performance Monitoring Based on Electronic Digital Signal Processing Text
11. Optical Performance Monitoring Based on Nonlinear Optical Techniques Text
12. Optical Performance Monitoring of Optical Phase-Modulated Signals Text
13. Optical Performance Monitoring for Coherent Optical Systems Text
14. Optical Performance Monitoring in Optical Transport Networks Text
15. Optical Performance Monitoring in Optical Long-Haul Transmission Systems Text
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