The invention relates to an optical
signal modulation format recognition method and
system based on nonlinear digital
processing in the field of
optical fiber communications. The
system comprises a TDC, an OA, an
optical filter, a high-speed
optical detector, a low-speed asynchronous sampler, an analog-
digital converter and a main control module. The main control module drives the TDC to generate a series of chromatic dispersion values, N sampling digital signals p1, p2, ... and pN are recorded under each chromatic dispersion value, and an output
signal <Pout> is calculated according to the formula that <Pout>=1 / N *Sigma Nj=1(kpj)<n>, wherein n is the order and k is the adjusting coefficient; the <Pout> values obtained under the chromatic dispersion values are stored to be feature value arrays in order of the chromatic dispersion values, the feature value arrays are matched with feature value array samples of signals of the known modulation format, and therefore the modulation formats of input optical signals are judged. The method and
system are applicable to signals of various modulation formats and rates, the working waveband is wide, greater tolerance is achieved for
signal transmission chromatic dispersion and OSNR degradation, and the requirement for the rates of sampling and the analog-
digital converter is low. The method and system have the advantages of being simple in structure, high in
cost performance and wide in application range.