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Method for optical fiber communication, and terminal device and system for use in carrying out the method

US6738584B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 8, 1999
Grant dateMay 18, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 8, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B2210/254
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for optical fiber communication, and a terminal device and system for use in carrying out the method, and an object of the present invention is to compensate for chromatic dispersion and nonlinearity. A device for outputting an optical signal having a variable optical power into an optical fiber transmission line is provided. The optical signal transmitted by the transmission line is converted into an electrical signal by an optical receiver. A parameter related to waveform degradation of the electrical signal is detected by a monitor unit. A control unit controls the optical power of the optical signal to be output from the device so that the waveform degradation is improved.

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