Method and apparatus for providing chromatic dispersion compensation in a wavelength division multiplexed optical transmission system
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for providing chromatic dispersion compensation in a wavelength division multiplexed optical transmission system 失效
    在波分复用光传输系统中提供色​​散补偿的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06567577B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-05-20

    申请号:US09113923

    申请日:1998-07-14

    IPC分类号: G02B628

    摘要: A WDM optical communication system is provided that includes a transmitter and a receiver. An optical fiber transmission path couples the transmitter to the receiver. The transmission path includes at least one repeater having an optical amplifier located therein. A dispersion compensator is disposed at an intermediate point along the transmission path. The intermediate point is located outside of the repeater. The compensator includes a wavelength routing device for dividing a signal having a prescribed bandwidth into a plurality of distinct sub-bands. A plurality of output paths is provided for respectively receiving the plurality of distinct sub-bands. The dispersion compensator also includes a dispersion compensating optical element coupled to each of the output paths. Each dispersion compensating optical element substantially compensates for dispersion at a prescribed wavelength within the bandpass of its respective sub-band. A coupler recombining the distinct sub-bands and couples them back onto the optical fiber transmission path.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种包括发射机和接收机的WDM光通信系统。 光纤传输路径将发射机耦合到接收机。 传输路径包括至少一个具有位于其中的光放大器的中继器。 色散补偿器设置在沿着传输路径的中间点处。 中间点位于中继器外部。 补偿器包括用于将具有规定带宽的信号划分成多个不同子带的波长路由设备。 提供多个输出路径用于分别接收多个不同的子带。 色散补偿器还包括耦合到每个输出路径的色散补偿光学元件。 每个色散补偿光学元件基本上补偿在其相应子带的带通内的规定波长的色散。 耦合器将不同的子带重新组合并将它们耦合回到光纤传输路径上。

    System and Method for Monitoring an Optical Communication System
    9.
    发明申请
    System and Method for Monitoring an Optical Communication System 有权
    用于监控光通信系统的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080309925A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-18

    申请号:US12140831

    申请日:2008-06-17

    申请人: Stuart M. Abbott

    发明人: Stuart M. Abbott

    IPC分类号: G01N21/00

    CPC分类号: H04B10/071

    摘要: A monitoring system and method may be used to monitor an optical communication system. A monitoring system and method may be used to derive loop gain data sets from optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) or coherent optical time domain reflectometry (COTDR) data. A monitoring system and method may also use differential monitoring techniques to obtain data representing gain tilt in the transmission system and to locate an anomalous loss or gain in the transmission system.

    摘要翻译: 监视系统和方法可以用于监视光通信系统。 可以使用监测系统和方法从光时域反射计(OTDR)或相干光时域反射测量(COTDR)数据导出环路增益数据集。 监视系统和方法还可以使用差分监视技术来获得表示传输系统中的增益倾斜的数据并且定位传输系统中的异常丢失或增益。

    Managing gain tilt in an optically amplified transmission system
    10.
    发明授权
    Managing gain tilt in an optically amplified transmission system 失效
    管理光放大传输系统中的增益倾斜

    公开(公告)号:US07663801B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-16

    申请号:US12183124

    申请日:2008-07-31

    申请人: Stuart M. Abbott

    发明人: Stuart M. Abbott

    IPC分类号: H01S3/00

    CPC分类号: H04B10/2933

    摘要: A method of managing gain tilt in an optical transmission segment including providing an optical transmission segment having a plurality of fiber optic cable spans and a plurality of repeaters coupled to the fiber optic cable spans. Gain tilt in the optical transmission segment is monitored. If negative gain tilt is accumulated at a repeater location in the transmission segment, the repeater at the repeater location is replaced with a higher gain repeater having a higher nominal gain value than the nominal gain value of the repeater being replaced.

    摘要翻译: 一种管理光传输段中的增益倾斜的方法,包括提供具有多个光纤电缆跨度的光传输段和耦合到光纤电缆跨距的多个中继器。 监测光传输段中的增益倾斜。 如果在传输段中的中继器位置累积负增益倾斜,则在中继器位置的中继器被替换为具有比被替换的中继器的标称增益值更高的标称增益值的较高增益中继器。