摘要:
Conventionally, an adjustment of an optical power level of an input Pin of an optical amplifier module is made with an optical variable attenuator. An optical coupler for measuring the optical power level of Pin and an optical variable attenuator are replaced by a variable optical coupler. The branch ratio of the variable optical coupler is varied, whereby the input optical power level Pin to an optical amplifier module is adjusted. As a result, an optical loss is reduced by an amount corresponding to the elimination of the optical attenuator, and also the OSNR of the optical amplifier module is improved.
摘要:
An optical transmitting apparatus having a first optical amplifier by which quality of an output optical signal after amplified is changed according to an amplification gain, a second optical amplifier by which quality of an output optical signal after amplified is changed according to an input level of an output optical signal from the first optical amplifier, and a controlling means for performing an adaptive control on an amplification gain of the first optical amplifier so that quality of an output optical signal from the second optical amplifier becomes maximum, thereby optimizing signal quality in the optical transmitting apparatus in a hybrid optical amplifier structure.