摘要:
The present disclosure relates to an optical time domain reflectometry method including the steps of feeding a plurality of unipolar optical probe signals to a near end of an optical path under test, receiving a corresponding plurality of reflected unipolar optical receive signals, creating a corresponding plurality of digital receive data signals, calculating at least one correlation signal by correlating the digital receive data signals with a bit sequence corresponding to a respective probe bit sequence, and determining the signal propagation delay between the near end of the optical path and a respective reflective position. The present disclosure also relates to an optical time domain reflectometry system in which this method is implemented and a computer program having instructions to cause the optical time domain reflectometer and to execute the method herein.
摘要:
An optical time-domain reflectometer, OTDR, apparatus is configured to measure a backscattered trace of a fiber link under test (FLUT). The OTDR apparatus includes at least one photo diode adapted to detect an optical signal reflected from points along the fiber link under test in response to an optical test signal generated by a laser of the OTDR apparatus and supplied to the fiber link under test. The reflected optical test signal is attenuated or amplified automatically such that the power of the optical signal received by the photodiode is limited to a predetermined power range.
摘要:
A method for tuning a tunable optical transmitter to a target wavelength includes applying at least one tuning signal to the tunable optical transmitter to control the tunable optical transmitter to create an optical calibration signal according to nominal tuning information for the tunable optical transmitter. The optical calibration signal has a wavelength lying within a secure wavelength range, and the nominal tuning information is based on a nominal wavelength dependency for the tunable optical transmitter. The method also includes measuring a deviation between an actual wavelength dependency of the tunable optical transmitter and the nominal wavelength dependency, and determining calibration information based on that deviation. The calibration information is applied to determine a corrected nominal wavelength dependency from which target tuning information is determined. The tunable optical transmitter is controlled to create an optical channel signal according to the target tuning information.
摘要:
The invention relates to an optical WDM transmission system including a plurality of first optical transceivers (11) at a first end (7) of an optical WDM transmission link (5, 5′), each of the first optical transceivers (11) including a tunable optical transmitter (17) being adapted to create a first digital optical channel signal (S1ch,i) within the bandwidths of a set of first optical channels of the optical WDM transmission system (1, 1′) according to a tuning control information, multiplexing means (13) for multiplexing the first digital optical channel signals (S1ch,i) into a first optical WDM signal (S1WDM), which is supplied to the first end (7) of the optical WDM transmission link (5, 5′), a plurality of second optical transceivers at a second end (9) of the optical WDM transmission link, each of the second optical transceivers including an optical transmitter being adapted to create a second digital optical channel signal (S2ch,i) within the bandwidth of a predetermined optical channel of a second set of optical channels of the optical WDM transmission system (1, 1′), multiplexing means for multiplexing the second digital optical channel signals into a second optical WDM signal (S2WDM), which is supplied to the second end (9) of the optical WDM transmission link (1, 1′), demultiplexing means (15) for demultiplexing the second optical WDM signal (S2WDM) into the second digital optical channel signals (S2ch,i) and providing each of the second digital optical channel signals (S2ch,i) to a dedicated first optical transceiver (11), and a central tuning device (3, 3′) adapted to create the tuning control information for one or more selected or all of the first optical transceivers (11) by tapping off an optical WDM detection signal (SWDM) from the first optical WDM signal (S1WDM), extracting tuning status information from the optical WDM detection signal (Sdet,WDM) and determining tuning control information for at least one of the first transceivers (11), the central tuning device (3, 3′) being further adapted to supply the tuning control information to the at least one first transceiver (11) by modulating the second optical WDM signal (S2WDM) according to the tuning control information applying an amplitude modulation of the second optical WDM signal (S2WDM) using a dedicated WDM tone frequency.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method of determining a time-of-flight of an optical signal between a starting point and a reflection point of an optical path, comprising: supplying to the path at least one optical probing signal; detecting an electrical return signal according to an optical return signal returning from the path in response to a corresponding one of the probing signals using direct detection; deriving at least one receive code sequence by sampling and slicing the return signal using a sampling rate corresponding to a bit rate of a sequence of pulses of the probing signal; determining a correlation function by correlating the transmit code sequence and the at least one receive code sequence; and identifying a main peak of the correlation function that corresponds to the reflection point and a time position of the peak, and determining the time-of-flight as the time position of the peak.
摘要:
An optical transmission system method including generating for a tunable laser a pilot tone having an adjustable pilot tone frequency identifying a wavelength division multiplexing channel used by the tunable laser; multiplying the pilot tone with pilot tone data to provide a pilot tone data signal; supplying the pilot tone data signal and a high frequency data signal to the tunable laser generating an optical laser signal output by the tunable laser responsive to the supplied signals; transporting the optical laser signal to a central wavelength to locker; converting the received optical laser signal to provide a pilot tone data signal for wavelength division multiplexing channels demodulated to detect the pilot tone and the pilot tone data for each individual wavelength division multiplexing channel; and identifying the wavelength division multiplexing channel on the basis of the pilot tone frequency of the detected pilot tone and evaluating the pilot tone data.
摘要:
Arrangement for transmitting an optical digital WDM signal over an optical transmission link or a passive optical network, the signal (SWDM) including N optical channels matching a given optical frequency grid. The scheme includes supplying the WDM signal (SWDM) to a near end of the optical transmission link or a near end of the passive optical network; receiving the WDM signal (SWDM) at a far end of the optical transmission link or at one or more far ends of the passive optical network; separating the optical channel signals (si(t)) by splitting and bandpass filtering the WDM signal (SWDM) received; and converting the optical channel signals (si(t)) into electrical channel signals using direct optical detection. The signal (SWDM) is created such that neighboring channel signals (si(t)) are orthogonally polarized and are conditioned with specific pre-distortion.
摘要:
A method for bi-directionally transmitting digital optical signals over an optical transmission link in which a first optical transmit signal is created according to a first binary digital signal in such a way that the bit information of the first binary digital signal is included in first sections of the symbol interval of the first optical transmit signal. A second optical transmit signal is created by creating an optical wavelength reuse signal using the first optical transmit signal received at the second end of the optical transmission link, the optical wavelength reuse signal being modulated according to a second digital signal in such a way that the bit information of the second digital signal is included in second sections of the symbol interval of the first optical transmit signal received.
摘要:
In a method for interrogating at least one optical sensor coupled to an optical path, at least two time-shifted optical signals are fed into the optical path and reflected optical signals of the at least two probe signals created by the at least one optical sensor are detected. Each detected reflected optical signal is assigned to one of the at least one optical sensor and a correct optical frequency is assigned to each detected reflected optical signal. An absolute value or a value range or a change of a value or value range of the parameter to be sensed is determined from the one or more of the following physical conditions: the optical reflection signals, the reflectivity of the at least one optical sensor, and the frequency of each detected optical reflection signal, or from one or more dependencies that link these physical conditions.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method for interrogating at least one optical sensor that is provided within or connected to an optical path at a sensor position, the optical path connecting the optical sensor to a near end of the optical path. The at least one optical sensor has a known frequency-dependent course of its reflectivity that is changed by a physical parameter to be sensed, especially the temperature or humidity of the environment surrounding the at least one optical sensor or the pressure being exerted onto the at least one optical sensor. The method includes the steps of: feeding at least two optical probe signals having differing optical center frequencies to the near end of the optical path, where the at least two optical probe signals are time-shifted versus each other in a predetermined manner when being fed to the near end of the optical path, or where a predetermined time shift between the at least two optical probe signals or corresponding optical reflection signals is introduced within the optical path or within an optical receiver using a chromatic dispersion generating component; detecting reflected optical power portions of the at least two probe signals (optical reflection signals) created by the at least one optical sensor depending on its frequency-dependent course of the reflectivity and the optical frequencies of the at least two optical probe signals, assigning each optical reflection signal detected to one of the at least one optical sensor and assigning the correct optical frequency to each optical reflection signal detected using a known round-trip delay of the at least two optical probe signals between the near end and the respective sensor position and/or using the time shift relation between the at least two optical probe signals; and determining an absolute value or a value range or a change of a value or value range of the parameter to be sensed from the presence of one or more of the optical reflection signals or the maximum optical power or the optical energy thereof, from the frequency-dependent course of the reflectivity of the at least one optical sensor and its dependency on the parameter to be sensed, and from the optical frequency of each of the optical reflection signals detected or from one or more dependencies that link these physical conditions.