An apparatus for measuring Optical Beat Interference (OBI) noise is
applied to a central office in a Subcarrier Multiple Access (SCMA)
optical network. The central office includes an optical receiver for
converting an optical signal received through an optical fiber into an
electrical signal. The OBI noise measurement apparatus includes a power
divider, first and second filters, and a power measurement unit. The
power divider divides the power of a signal output from the optical
receiver into two signals. The first filter passes one of the two signals
divided by the power divider in a low band of frequencies below a band of
subcarrier signals. The second filter passes the other of the two signals
divided by the power divider in a high band of frequencies above the band
of subcarrier signals. The power measurement unit measures the power of
each signal passed through the first and second filters.