Optical communication control system
US6236487A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2210/003
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for operation of optical transmission systems. An optical transmission system of the present invention includes at least one signal varying device positioned to vary an optical signal passing to an optical processing node to achieve one or more desired signal characteristic in the optical signal as it approaches or reach the optical processing node. A controller is provided and configured to control the at least one signal varying device in response to at least one detected characteristic of said optical signal as it passes to the optical processing nodes. The signal varying devices are controlled collectively, in groups, or individually to achieve the desired characteristics in the optical signal when the optical signal arrives at the optical processing nodes. The processing nodes include optical transmitter in optical communication with optical receivers via signal varying devices, which include amplifiers, attenuators, filters, and other signal varying devices. The signal varying devices are controlled to produce at desired signal characteristic, such as minimized gain flatness variations, or uniform signal to noise ratio versus wavelength p…
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