摘要:
The present invention relates to an optical path monitoring device on the basis of the identification of input ports in optical cross-connect systems. An optical path monitoring apparatus in an optical cross-connect system is provided. The optical cross-connect system in accordance with the present invention includes input ports, wavelength-division demultiplexers, optical switching devices, a control device, optical power regulating devices, wavelength-division multiplexers, and output ports. The optical path monitoring apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a plurality of pilot tone superimposers, a plurality of optical splitters, and a plurality of pilot tone detectors.