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System and method for measuring an amount of error associated with an optical amplifier

US6961172B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 19, 2004
Grant dateNov 1, 2005
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Expiry dateJul 19, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B10/296
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical signal having optical energy is received at an optical amplifier. The optical signal may be separated into a low frequency segment and a high frequency segment. The high frequency segment and the low frequency segment may be processed in order to determine a low frequency error signal and a high frequency error signal. The low frequency error signal may be summed with the high frequency error signal in order to generate a total error change associated with the optical amplifier.

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