Optical transmission system with transmission characteristic measuring device
US5815294A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L7/06
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a technique for optimizing transmission conditions to achieve large-capacity transmission, and also provides peripheral techniques for the practical implementation of optical multiplexing that makes large-capacity transmission possible. A transmission characteristic is measured in a transmission characteristic measuring section, and control of signal light wavelength in a tunable light source, control of the amount of prechirping, control of the amount of dispersion compensation, and/or control of optical power are performed to achieve the best transmission characteristic. Wavelength dispersion is deliberately introduced by a dispersion compensator, to reduce nonlinear effects. A tunable laser is used to optimize signal light wavelength for each optical amplification repeater section. Peripheral techniques, such as drift compensation, clock extraction, optical signal channel identification, clock phase stabilization, etc., are provided for the implementation of optical multiplexing.
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