Joint OSNR and Interchannel Nonlinearity Estimation Method Based on Fractional Fourier Transform

We propose a novel joint optical signal noise ratio (OSNR) and interchannel nonlinearity (NL) estimation method by fractional Fourier transformation of linear-frequency modulation (LFM) signal. In our method, LFM signal acts as time domain pilot in front of the payload. Our method of OSNR estimation is insensitive to nonlinear noise of optical fiber. Lower OSNR estimation error is also achieved in comparison with differential pilot method. The interchannel NL measurement procedures are also simplified compared with previous work. We also provide a scientific way to calculate the reference interchannel NL. The interchannel NL estimation error of our method is lower than 1 dB for 9 channels transmission after 10 spans with launch power from 10 to 14 dBm.