Abstract:
A transmitting apparatus connected via an optical branching apparatus to an optical communication device group includes a control unit that for each periodic transmission period including a first transmission period with a test period in which the optical communication device group is not allowed to transmit optical signals and a second transmission period without the test period, allows the optical communication device group to transmit the optical signals during a period different from the test period; a test light sending unit that sends test light to the optical branching apparatus during the test period; a light receiving unit that receives optical signals transmitted from the optical communication device group, and reflected light of the sent test light; a measuring unit that measures intensity of the reflected light received at different elapsed times after the test light is sent; and an output unit that outputs information based on the measured intensity.
Abstract:
An optical receiving device includes: a conversion device that converts an input burst optical signal into a positive phase electrical signal and a negative phase electrical signal; an amplification device that amplifies the positive phase electrical signal and the negative phase electrical signal; a first output terminal that outputs the positive phase electrical signal; a second output terminal that outputs the negative electrical signal; a first transmission line that couples the amplification device with the first output terminal and transmits the positive phase electrical signal; a second transmission line that couples the amplification device with the second output terminal and transmits the negative phase electrical signal; and a control device that reduces a potential difference between the first transmission line and the second transmission line in a no-signal period that is provided between burst optical signals.
Abstract:
A detecting apparatus includes a threshold detection circuit that detects by a switchable time constant, a threshold of a level of an input optical burst signal; an input detection circuit that detects input of the optical burst signal; a level detection circuit that detects a level of the optical burst signal; a switching circuit that switches the time constant when a period that corresponds to the level detected by the level detection circuit has elapsed after the input is detected by the input detection circuit; and an output circuit that outputs the threshold detected by the threshold detection circuit.