Abstract:
The present invention discloses a method of handling signals in an Optical Line Terminal, OLT, in an optical network, the method comprising:a) receiving a first optical signal from at least one Optical Network Unit, ONU, b) splitting the first optical signal in power onto a first number of branches, obtaining a second optical signal on each of the branches, the first number being a natural number no less than 2; c) feeding the second optical signals on each of the branches respectively to a photoreceiver, obtaining an electrical signal on each of the branches; d) selecting one of the electrical signals for further processing, wherein, the selected electrical signal has the biggest electrical power among the electrical signals, the electrical power of which is below a tolerated electrical power of the photoreceiver.
Abstract:
One aspect of the invention includes an optical amplifier operable to amplify a plurality of optical wavelength signals at least in part through Raman amplification. The amplifier includes an input operable to receive a plurality of wavelength signals and an output operable to communicate an amplified version of at least some of the plurality of wavelength signals. The amplifier further includes a pump assembly operable to generate one or more pump signals and a gain medium operable to receive the plurality of wavelength signals and the one or more pump signals and to facilitate amplification of at least some of the plurality of wavelength signals. The amplifier has associated with it a noise figure having a shape varying as a function of wavelength. At least one of the one or more pump signals is operable to have its power varied to selectively control the shape of the noise figure.
Abstract:
A bi-directional optical amplifier structure (10) is disclosed, the structure comprising a blocking, multi-port optical circulator (MOC) structure (12, 14), a unidirectional amplifier unit (16) optically connected in series between a first and second ports of the MOC structure, a first reflection filter (20) optically connected in series between a third and a fourth ports of the MOC structure and a second reflection filter (18) optically connected in series between a fifth and a sixth ports of the MOC structure. The amplifier structure (10) is arranged such that a first optical signal (λ EAST ) entering through a seventh port of the MOC structure passes through the first reflection filter (20) prior to be amplified in the amplifier unit (16) and is reflected at the second reflection filter (18) prior to exiting the amplifier structure (10) at an eighth port of the MOC structure, and such that a second optical signal (λ WEST ) entering through the eighth port of the MOC structure is reflected at the first reflection filter (20) prior to be optically amplified in the amplifier unit (16) and passes through the second reflection filter (18) prior to exiting the amplifier structure (10) at the seventh port. A bi-directional add/drop structure is also disclosed
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a implementation method for equalizing a power of densed wavelength division multiplex (DWDM) system, comprising the steps of: respectively measuring and calculating a gain spectral characteristic curve of a light power amplification unit in DWDM system and a loss spectrum characteristic of loss element of related wavelength in DWDM system; subtracting the loss spectrum characteristic of loss element of related wavelength from the gain spectral characteristic curve of a light power amplification unit, and taking a complementation curve of resulting difference curve as a loss characteristic target curve of a gain flat filter (GFF); placing the GFF conforming to loss characteristic target curve into the light power amplification unit. The invention determines the loss characteristic curve of which GFF should be to reach, on comprehensive consideration of the gain spectral of the light power amplification unit and the loss spectrum of the related wavelength's loss element of in wholly DWDM system, thereby effectively ensuring the light power flatness of each channel in the DWDM system, ensuring the flatness of overall system's transmission line, and therefore improving equalization performance of system's light power.
Abstract:
A wavelength division multiplexing system and the residual dispersion compensating device and method thereof, the residual dispersion compensating device (40) comprising: a performance parameter detection device (401), for receiving and detecting performance parameters of the optical signal at the receiving port, and transmitting the detecting result of performance parameters to a central control device; the central control device (402), for determining the dispersion adjusting mode of a tunable dispersion compensator based on the detecting result of performance parameters, and transmitting the dispersion adjusting mode to a tunable dispersion compensator control device via a control command; and the tunable dispersion compensator control device (403), for receiving the control command transmitted by the central control device and adjusting the dispersion compensating amount of the dispersion compensator based on the control command, thereby making residual dispersion of wavelength channels meet the dispersion tolerance requirements of the optical receiver.
Abstract:
The invention relates to chromatic dispersion compensation in a bidirectional optical transmission system. In order to compensate for optical dispersion in a bidirectional optical transmission system, optical devices (e.g. amplification module (10)) are provided, which comprise a single chromatic dispersion compensating module, with bidirectional transmission, and which act on the signals propagating in the two transmission directions. The bidirectional transmission over each line section is performed using pairs of unidirectionally-transmitting optical fibres. Moreover, polarisation-independent optical circulators (C1, C2) enable suitable optical signal switching. The compensating module can compensate for the half-sum of the chromatic dispersions of the two line sections connecting an amplification module (10) with the neighbouring amplification sites, or part of the chromatic dispersions (in order to under-compensate long sections and over-compensate long sections). An add/drop multiplexer with two optical signal add/drop modules also comprises two chromatic dispersion compensating elements, with bidirectional transmission, each being disposed between a respective line section and the two add/drop modules.
Abstract:
Pour compenser la dispersion optique survenant dans un système optique à transmission bidirectionnelle, des dispositifs optiques (par exemple, module d'amplification (10)) sont prévus qui comportent un seul module de compensation de dispersion chromatique, à transmission bidirectionnelle, agissant sur les signaux se propageant dans les deux sens de transmission. La transmission bidirectionnelle sur chaque tronçon de ligne s'effectue au moyen de paires de fibres optiques à transmission unidirectionnelle. Des circulateurs optiques indépendants de la polarisation (C1, C2) permettent l'aiguillage approprié des signaux optiques. Le module de compensation peut compenser la demi-somme des dispersions chromatique des deux tronçons de ligne qui relient un module d'amplification (10) aux sites d'amplification voisins, ou bien une partie des dispersions chromatique (afin de sous-compenser des tronçons longs et de sur-compenser des tronçons longs). Un multiplexeur d'insertion/extraction comportant deux modules d'insertion/extraction de signaux optiques comporte aussi deux éléments de compensation de dispersion chromatique, à transmission bidirectionnelle, chacun étant disposé entre un tronçon de ligne respectif et les deux modules d'insertion/extraction.
Abstract:
A dispersion compensating element, such as a dispersion compensating fiber, is provided between two erbium doped fiber segments of a two stage amplifier, and is pumped with light of sufficient wavelength to yield Raman amplification within the dispersion compensating fiber. As a result, optical loss of dispersion compensating fiber is reduced and the overall noise figure of the amplifier is improved.