摘要:
An optical transmission device improved in quality and reliability of OADM function and permitting configuration of highly-flexible, economical OADM networks. A wavelength tunable filter variably selects a wavelength according to a control frequency. A filter controller applies the control frequency to the filter while scanning wavelength over an entire signal bandwidth, to detect, from a reference wavelength monitor signal supplied thereto, a reference control frequency which permits the filter to select a reference wavelength and according to which wavelength is matched. On receiving a wavelength selection request, the controller obtains a target control frequency from the reference control frequency and the position of a target wavelength relative to the reference wavelength, and applies the obtained frequency to the filter. A reference wavelength filter transmits the reference wavelength therethrough. A light-receiving element monitors the transmitted reference wavelength to generate the monitor signal.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an optical communication apparatus for detecting the intensity of light in an optical modulator or the intensity of a modulation signal and for controlling the operating point of the optical modulator based on the result of detection. In the optical communication apparatus having such a configuration, the operating point of the optical modulator can be kept stable even when the input light or the modulation signal is temporarily non-existent in the optical communication apparatus.
摘要:
The present invention aims at providing a control method and a control apparatus for controlling the operation setting of an optical device with high accuracy, so as to reliably obtain characteristics according to a desired relationship to be set corresponding to a signal light, immediately after the control start. To this end, the control apparatus of the present invention comprises an optical coupler that branches a part of a main signal light input to the optical device, a monitoring optical device that operates in accordance with a control parameter same as for the optical device, and processes the monitor light branched by the optical coupler, a light receiver that receives the monitor light processed by the monitoring optical device, a detecting circuit that detects a relationship between the monitor light received by the light receiver, and the wavelength or optical power of the signal light, and a controlling circuit that adjust the control parameter for the optical device to control the operation setting, based on the relationship detected by the detecting circuit, so that characteristics of the optical device become capable of realizing the relationship to be set corresponding to the signal light.
摘要:
The present invention aims at providing a control method and a control apparatus for controlling the operation setting of an optical device with high accuracy, so as to reliably obtain characteristics according to a desired relationship to be set corresponding to a signal light, immediately after the control start. To this end, the control apparatus of the present invention comprises an optical coupler that branches a part of a main signal light input to the optical device, a monitoring optical device that operates in accordance with a control parameter same as for the optical device, and processes the monitor light branched by the optical coupler, a light receiver that receives the monitor light processed by the monitoring optical device, a detecting circuit that detects a relationship between the monitor light received by the light receiver, and the wavelength or optical power of the signal light, and a controlling circuit that adjust the control parameter for the optical device to control the operation setting, based on the relationship detected by the detecting circuit, so that characteristics of the optical device become capable of realizing the relationship to be set corresponding to the signal light.
摘要:
An optical amplifier has an optical amplifying medium, a pump light source outputting pump light, and a first optical coupler for supplying the pump light to the optical amplifying medium. A probe light source outputs probe light having a wavelength included in an amplification band, a second optical coupler supplies the probe light to the optical amplifying medium, and detectors detect the powers of input signal light and the probe light, respectively. A control unit controls the power of the probe light according to outputs from the detectors. This structure makes it possible to provide an optical amplifier which can reduce the wavelength dependence of gain.
摘要:
An optical communication system for transmitting wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) signal light through an optical fiber. The optical communication system includes a decoupling unit and a monitoring unit. The decoupling unit decouples a portion of the WDM signal light from the optical fiber as a monitoring signal. The monitoring unit determines the spectrum of the WDM signal light from the monitoring signal and performs control processing in accordance with the determined spectrum. Control processing includes performing at least one of the following: (1) controlling light sources to maintain a constant wavelength of each light signal in the WDM signal light, (b) determining a noise figure of an optical amplifier which amplifies the WDM signal light, (c) controlling the optical amplifier to achieve a desired noise figure, (d) detecting a signal-to-noise ratio of the WDM signal light, (e) detecting a true signal power of the WDM signal light, (f) maintaining the true signal power to be at a constant level, (g) counting the number of channels in the WDM signal light, (h) equalizing the gain of an optical amplifier to maintain a flat gain, (i) selecting a light source from among redundant light sources for providing a light signal on a respective channel of the WDM signal light, or (j) selecting a respective channel of the WDM signal light for signal enhancement.
摘要:
An optical wavelength multiplex transmission method uses a band around a zero dispersion wavelength of an optical fiber to compensate for waveform degradation, which is produced by a synergetic effect of self phase modulation and chromatic dispersion, to increase transmission distance and transmission rate in optical systems. The optical dispersion compensation method is performed in an optical system including a transmitter, a repeater and a receiver, which collectively transmit and receive optical information along the optical fiber. Light is transmitted within a transmissible band which is defined by an allowable dispersion value determined from a synergetic effect of self phase modulation and group velocity dispersion in the optical fiber. The transmissible band is set on a shorter wavelength side than a shorter wavelength end .lambda..theta.-.DELTA..lambda..theta. or on a longer wavelength side than a longer wavelength end .lambda..theta.+.DELTA..lambda..theta. of the zero-dispersion wavelength deviation range of the optical fiber. The zero dispersion wavelength .DELTA..theta. the optical fiber is shifted to apparently arranged the signal light into the transmissible band to compensate for the dispersion amount of the optical transmission system.
摘要:
An optical filter selectively receives a signal of a desired optical frequency from a plurality of optical-frequency-division multiplexing signals. Additionally, a transmission wavelength of the optical filter can be controlled using an optical receiver which includes the optical filter. The optical filter can perform a narrow-band optical filtering and permit, in optical communication systems using the optical filter, the transmission wavelength range of the optical filter to follow up a change in the wavelength of a light source. The optical filter selectively receives a signal of a desired optical frequency from a plurality of optical frequency-multiplexed signals. Additionally, the optical filter includes a first optical filter having a transmission band characteristic with a single peak in a desired band and a half band width of a desired amount of attenuation in the transmission band equal to or smaller than about two times a channel interval of the multiplexed light signals. A second optical filter, also in the optical filter, has a periodic transmission characteristic, an odd multiplication of a half of a free spectral range of the periodic transmission characteristic being equivalent to the channel interval of the multiplexed signals. The transmission band of the first optical filter matches with a transmission peak of the second optical filter.
摘要:
The operating point is stabilized at the MAX or the MIN of its optical frequency discriminating characteristic. Under the stabilized operating point, the detected difference between the average of the light intensity and a set value is fed back to a data modulator so that the average value converges on a set value when a predetermined optical frequency deviation is produced. The operating point is also stabilized at the MED of said characteristic. Under the stabilized operating point, a low-frequency signal component is extracted from an electric signal output by means of synchronous detection. The operating point is stabilized at the MAX or the MIN of said characteristic. Under the stabilized operating point, a low-frequency signal component is twice in frequency by means of synchronous detection. In the fourth and fifth aspects, means such as synchronous detection is not required for the stabilization control of an operating point.
摘要:
The present invention provides an information processing system, comprising a plurality of calculation nodes with an optical transmitter, which individually outputs a plurality of optical signals each having a different wavelength, and an optical receiver, which individually receives a plurality of optical signals each having a different wavelength, an optical transmission path connecting a plurality of the calculation nodes to each other, and optical pathway switching unit, lying in the optical transmission path, for transmitting the optical signal to the specific calculation node in accordance with a wavelength of the optical signal output from one of the calculation nodes.