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Optical signal degradation compensator

US7616900B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 26, 2004
Grant dateNov 10, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 2, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J14/06
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

By comprising a unit 2 making the adjustment related to degradation compensation of a plurality of signals with each wavelength made after multiplexing the signals, a unit 3 multiplexing the outputs of a plurality of units 2, a unit 4 compensating for the waveform degradation of the output of the unit 3, a unit 5 selecting a component with one of a plurality of wavelengths from a part of the output of the unit 4 and a unit 6 detecting the degree of signal degradation from the output of the unit 5 and controlling the adjustment by the unit 2 corresponding to the selected frequency so as to reduce the degree, components disposed for each wavelength in an optical transmission system adopting a wavelength-division multiplexing method can be shared, and the size and cost of an compensator can be reduced.

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