摘要:
In an optical transmission apparatus, levels of signal lights obtained by demultiplexing a WDM signal and corresponding to channels are detected, based on which a channel in which a signal is transmitted and a channel in which no signal is transmitted are determined. An attenuation amount of a channel in which no signal is transmitted in a predetermined range from the channel in which the signal is transmitted is set to a value equal to an attenuation amount of the channel in which the signal is transmitted. An attenuation amount of a channel in which no signal is transmitted out of the predetermined range from the channel in which the signal is transmitted is set to a value larger than the attenuation amount of the channel in which the signal is transmitted. The signal lights are attenuated based on the values and multiplexed.
摘要:
In an optical transmission apparatus, levels of signal lights obtained by demultiplexing a WDM signal and corresponding to channels are detected, based on which a channel in which a signal is transmitted and a channel in which no signal is transmitted are determined. An attenuation amount of a channel in which no signal is transmitted in a predetermined range from the channel in which the signal is transmitted is set to a value equal to an attenuation amount of the channel in which the signal is transmitted. An attenuation amount of a channel in which no signal is transmitted out of the predetermined range from the channel in which the signal is transmitted is set to a value larger than the attenuation amount of the channel in which the signal is transmitted. The signal lights are attenuated based on the values and multiplexed.
摘要:
In an optical transmission apparatus, optical power of each of wavelength contained in a wavelength multiplexing signal is measured, a measured value of the optical power of each wavelength is compared with a predetermined threshold value, a total value of the measured values of the optical power, which are equal to or larger than the threshold value, is calculated as a total value of signal beam power, and a total value of the measured values of the optical power, which are less then the threshold value, is calculated as a total value of ASE power. The number of the measured values of the optical power, which are equal to or larger than the threshold value, is calculated as a wavelength count of the signal beams contained in the wavelength multiplexing signal. A signal-to-ASE ratio is calculated from the total value of the signal beam power and the total value of the ASE power. The optical power of the wavelength multiplexing signal inputted to an optical amplifier is measured, and a target value of the automatic level control (ALC) is determined by use of the measured values of the wavelength count, the signal-to-ASE ratio and the optical power of the wavelength multiplexing signal in order to execute the ALC of the optical amplifier so that the optical power of each of the wavelengths in the wavelength multiplexing signal outputted from the optical amplifier, becomes constant.
摘要:
In an optical transmission apparatus, optical power of each of wavelength contained in a wavelength multiplexing signal is measured, a measured value of the optical power of each wavelength is compared with a predetermined threshold value, a total value of the measured values of the optical power, which are equal to or larger than the threshold value, is calculated as a total value of signal beam power, and a total value of the measured values of the optical power, which are less then the threshold value, is calculated as a total value of ASE power. The number of the measured values of the optical power, which are equal to or larger than the threshold value, is calculated as a wavelength count of the signal beams contained in the wavelength multiplexing signal. A signal-to-ASE ratio is calculated from the total value of the signal beam power and the total value of the ASE power. The optical power of the wavelength multiplexing signal inputted to an optical amplifier is measured, and a target value of the automatic level control (ALC) is determined by use of the measured values of the wavelength count, the signal-to-ASE ratio and the optical power of the wavelength multiplexing signal in order to execute the ALC of the optical amplifier so that the optical power of each of the wavelengths in the wavelength multiplexing signal outputted from the optical amplifier, becomes constant.
摘要:
An optical amplifier reducing gain deviation caused by wavelength arrangement has a first-stage optical amplifying unit, an attenuator, a second-stage optical amplifying unit, an automatic gain controller controlling the first- and second-stage optical amplifying units so that a gain of signal light outputted from the second-stage optical amplifying unit to signal light inputted to the first-stage optical amplifying unit is constant, and an attenuation amount controller controlling an attenuation amount at the attenuator to adjust gain-versus-wavelength characteristic at the automatic-gain-controlled first- and second-stage optical amplifying units on the basis of information on wavelength arrangement and an input level of the signal light inputted to the first-stage optical amplifying unit so that gain slope characteristic at the first- and second-stage optical amplifying units due to the wavelength arrangement and the input level is flattened.
摘要:
An optical amplifier including: a first amplifying unit amplifying an input light by utilizing a first excitation light and thereby outputting a first amplified light; a second amplifying unit amplifying the first amplified light by utilizing a second excitation light and thereby outputting a second amplified light; and a control unit detecting a first absorption rate of the first excitation light and a second absorption rate of the second excitation light, and controlling a level of the first excitation light and a level of second excitation light based on the first absorption rate and the second absorption rate. The first absorption rate corresponds to a ratio of the first excitation light absorbed in the first amplifying unit, and the second absorption rate corresponds to a ratio of the second excitation light absorbed in the second amplifying unit.
摘要:
A photo-detecting apparatus includes a photodiode that coverts light into electricity, a reverse-voltage switching unit that switches a reverse voltage to be applied to the photodiode, a current-difference detecting unit that detects a change in an output current of the photodiode occurring due to switching of the reverse voltage as a current difference, a correspondence retaining unit that retains a correspondence between the current difference and a dark current, a dark-current calculating unit that calculates a dark current by referring to the correspondence based on the current difference detected by the current-difference detecting unit, and a dark-current correcting unit that corrects the output current of the photodiode based on the dark current to find a photocurrent obtained through photoelectric conversion.
摘要:
An optical amplifier of the present invention comprises: first and second optical amplifying sections connected in series to each other between an input port and an output port; a first variable optical attenuator arranged on a former stage of the first optical amplifying section; a second variable optical attenuator arranged between the first and second optical amplifying sections; an optical amplification control section that controls the first and second optical amplifying sections; and an optical attenuation control section that controls the first and second variable optical attenuators. The optical amplification control section controls each of the optical amplifying sections so that a gain of the entirety of the optical amplifier is held constant, and the optical attenuation control section controls attenuation amounts of the variable optical attenuators so that monitor values of the output powers from the variable optical attenuators approximate the same value, provided that a value of the sum of the attenuation amounts of the variable optical attenuators decided according to the signal light input power per one wavelength of a WDM light is held constant. As a result, it becomes possible to provide at a low cost the optical amplifier capable of achieving flat output wavelength characteristics and the favorable NF, irrespective of the signal light input power per one wavelength of the WDM light and the number of wavelengths thereof.
摘要:
An optical amplifier reducing gain deviation caused by wavelength arrangement has a first-stage optical amplifying unit, an attenuator, a second-stage optical amplifying unit, an automatic gain controller controlling the first- and second-stage optical amplifying units so that a gain of signal light outputted from the second-stage optical amplifying unit to signal light inputted to the first-stage optical amplifying unit is constant, and an attenuation amount controller controlling an attenuation amount at the attenuator to adjust gain-versus-wavelength characteristic at the automatic-gain-controlled first- and second-stage optical amplifying units on the basis of information on wavelength arrangement and an input level of the signal light inputted to the first-stage optical amplifying unit so that gain slope characteristic at the first- and second-stage optical amplifying units due to the wavelength arrangement and the input level is flattened.
摘要:
An optical amplifier includes a first excitation light source that outputs a first excitation light; a second excitation light source that outputs a second excitation light; a first amplifying optical fiber doped with a rare-earth element and excited by the first excitation light to amplify light input to the first amplifying optical fiber; and a second amplifying optical fiber doped with a rare-earth element and excited by the second excitation light to amplify the light from the first amplifying optical fiber. A ratio between the intensity of the first excitation light and the intensity of the second excitation light is controlled according to the number of signal lights wavelength-multiplexed in the light input.