Method and apparatus for monitoring chromatic dispersion in optical communications network
US10263697B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/6161
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for monitoring chromatic dispersion in an optical communications network. The method includes: performing coherent mixing of a to-be-monitored signal with a first optical signal and a second optical signal to obtain two analog electrical signals, where center frequencies of the first optical signal and the second optical signal are located on two sides of a center frequency of the to-be-monitored signal, and a difference between the center frequencies of these two optical signals equals a Baud rate; converting the two analog electrical signals into two corresponding first time domain power signals; determining a value of a time delay between these two time domain power signals; and obtaining, according to a correspondence between the value of the time delay and the chromatic dispersion, the fiber chromatic dispersion generated in a process of transmitting the to-be-monitored signal.
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