System and method for use of a variable optical attenuator in an optical network
US7218858B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J14/0291
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described herein are one or more embodiments of a system and method for managing power in an optical network using a variable optical attenuator (VOA). In one embodiment, the attenuation of the VOA is controlled in a feedback loop in accordance with a plural zone method. In one example, the VOA is a mechanical VOA. In another example, the VOA is a latching VOA.
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