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A system, method, and computer readable medium for measurement of burst mode optical power over multiple bursts, comprises mirroring a photodiode current of an optical signal burst, converting the mirrored photodiode current to a capacitor voltage, comparing the capacitor voltage to a pre-determined

A system, method, and computer readable medium for measurement of burst mode optical power over multiple bursts, comprises mirroring a photodiode current of an optical signal burst, converting the mirrored photodiode current to a capacitor voltage, comparing the capacitor voltage to a pre-determined threshold voltage, and accumulating a burst time necessary for the capacitor voltage to reach the pre-determined threshold voltage.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for measurement of burst mode optical power over multiple bursts, comprising: mirroring a photodiode current of an optical signal burst; converting the mirrored photodiode current to a capacitor voltage; comparing the capacitor voltage to a pre-determined threshold v

What is claimed is: 1. A method for measurement of burst mode optical power over multiple bursts, comprising: mirroring a photodiode current of an optical signal burst; converting the mirrored photodiode current to a capacitor voltage; comparing the capacitor voltage to a pre-determined threshold voltage; and accumulating a burst time necessary for the capacitor voltage to reach the pre-determined threshold voltage. 2. The method of claim 1 comprising: holding the capacitor voltage approximately constant during a time between the optical signal bursts from an optical network unit to be measured. 3. The method of claim 2 comprising: gating the holding of the capacitor voltage for a specific optical network unit. 4. The method of claim 1 comprising: integrating the mirrored photodiode current. 5. The method of claim 4 comprising: zeroing the integration prior to accumulating the burst time. 6. The method of claim 1 comprising: clearing the accumulated burst time after the pre-determined threshold voltage is met. 7. The method of claim 1 comprising: converting the accumulated burst time to a measured power of the optical signal burst. 8. The method of claim 1 comprising: tracking the optical network unit associated with the optical signal burst. 9. A computer readable medium comprising instructions for: receiving a tracking designation of a tracked optical network unit; receiving an accumulated burst time necessary for a mirror photodiode current to reach a pre-determined threshold; and converting the received accumulated burst time to a received optical power. 10. The computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein: sending a burst gating signal for integrating mirrored photodiode current for the tracked optical network unit. 11. The computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein: sending the converted received optical power to the tracked optical network unit. 12. The computer readable medium of claim 9 comprising instructions for: clearing the accumulated burst time before starting a measurement. 13. The computer readable medium of claim 9 comprising instructions for: zeroing the voltage of the integrating capacitor before starting a measurement. 14. The computer readable medium of claim 9 comprising instructions for: adjusting an optical power output of the tracked optical network unit in response to the converted received optical power. 15. A system of measurement of burst mode optical power over multiple bursts, comprising: a current mirror for mirroring a photodiode current of an optical signal burst from an optical network unit; an integrator coupled to the current mirror for converting a mirror current to an integrated voltage; and a counter coupled to the integrator for accumulating a burst time necessary for the integrated voltage to reach a pre-determined threshold voltage. 16. The system of claim 15 comprising: a voltage measurement device coupled to the integrator. 17. The system of claim 16 wherein: the voltage measurement device is an analog to digital converter. 18. The system of claim 16 wherein: the voltage measurement device is a comparator. 19. The system of claim 15 comprising: a burst gating switch connected to the integrator. 20. The system of claim 15 wherein: the mirror current is selectively integrated from the optical network unit.