摘要:
It is disclosed a coherent optical receiver for an optical communication network configured to receive a polarization multiplexed optical signal and to process it for generating a first and second received components thereof. Each of the first and second received components comprises a mixing of a first and second polarization components of the originally transmitted signal. The coherent optical receiver comprises a polarization demultiplexer comprising a first, second and third circuit. The first circuit calculates first and second Fourier transforms of the first and second received components. The second circuit multiplies the first and second Fourier transforms by a first and second transfer functions, respectively, adds them thereby providing a demultiplexed Fourier transform and retrieves the first polarization component applying thereto an inverse Fourier transform. The third circuit retroactively updates the first and second transfer functions, according to the retrieved first polarization component and the first and second received components.
摘要:
Terminals of upstream and downstream sides of an in-service line and a detour line are connected by optical couplers. An optical oscilloscope is connected to one optical coupler, and a chirped pulse light source is connected to the other optical coupler to thereby form dualized lines. The detour line includes an optical line length adjuster for compensating for the phase difference of optical transmission signals that occurs because of the optical line length difference with the in-service line. Pulse light in which an optical frequency is chirped is transmitted from the chirped pulse light source. The pulse light is branched by the second optical coupler, passes through the in-service line and the detour line, is multiplexed again by the first optical coupler, and is measured by the optical oscilloscope. While matching an arrival time of the pulse light, the optical line length is adjusted by the optical line length adjuster so as to minimize the size of upper and lower limits of an interference waveform generated in an upper part of the pulse light waveform or so as to make a frequency of an interference waveform become zero.
摘要:
The present invention pertains to a method for retrieving at least one optical signal transmitted over a communication network by a transmission channel, said method using coherent detection and comprising the following steps: - a coherent mixing of at least one transmitted optical signal and a baseline signal emitted by at least one frequency-tunable local oscillator, - a sampling of the signals derived from the coherent mixing, comprising an analog-digital conversion, - a digital signal processing,
wherein the digital signal processing comprises a spectrum analysis function.
摘要:
Ce réseau comprend une ligne optique (2), au moins une source lumineuse (4) de faible longueur de cohérence, dont la lumière est injectée dans la ligne optique, des capteurs auto-générateurs (12, 14, 16) reliés à des moyens de multiplexage de cohérence (6, 8, 10) qui sont montés sur la ligne optique et prévus pour multiplexer optiquement les signaux fournis par les capteurs, en codant ces signaux sous forme de retards optiques, et des moyens de démultiplexage de cohérence (20, 22, 24), pour le démultiplexage de ces signaux. Application aux industries automobile et aéronautique.
摘要:
A distributed sensor system including an optical source (100) having a short coherence length for optionally continuously monitoring each sensor in the system. In one preferred embodiment, an array of fiber-optic sensors (110) are organized in a ladder configuration, with the sensors positioned in spaced relation and defining the rungs of the ladder. Light transmitted through the sensors is multiplexed onto a return arm (114) of the ladder, with sensor spacing being such that interference between light from different sensors is prevented. The multiplexed signals are received by an optical fiber receiver (118, 120) which couples the mutiplexed light with an interfering optical reference signal to produce a phase difference signal representing conditions influencing selected sensors. Embodiments are disclosed for use of either pulsed or continuous wave light sources. In another preferred embodiment, the sensors comprise a plurality of interferometers (404,406) connected in series configuration by a common optical fiber (402), which provides multiplexed output signals from the sensors to another plurality of interferometers (418, 420) comprising receivers. Functional equivalents of the series configuration provide sensors and receivers comprising birefringent or two-mode fiber. The optical path length differences between each pair of sensor arms (409, 410, 411 and 412) are selected to prevent interference between the multiplexed sensor output signals from the various sensors. The optical path lengths through the sensors (404, 406) and receivers (418, 420) are structured so that each receiver (418, 420) produces a phase difference signal relating to conditions affecting light transmission through a specific sensor (404, 406). A phase and amplitude modulation technique is disclosed for providing heterodyned output signals from the dristributed sensor system.