Optical amplifier control system
US6417965B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/2942
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical amplifier control system provides real-time control of an optical amplifier in response to an analog signal having a large dynamic range. The optical amplifier control system uses a non-linear analog-to-digital converter, such as a logarithmic-scale analog-to-digital converter to achieve low relative quantization error. The amplifier control system may also use multiple analog-to-digital converters.
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