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Optical transmission apparatus and dummy light inserting method

US9219565B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 16, 2014
Grant dateDec 22, 2015
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J14/02216
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical transmission apparatus includes a wavelength multiplexing unit that performs wavelength multiplexing with respect to dummy light for each channel of WDM and dummy light for each sub-band including the channels in plural; and a selecting unit that measures for each sub-band and corresponding to intensity of the channel-specific dummy light, transmission characteristics at a reception end, and according to measurement results, selects for each of the sub-bands, any one among the channel-specific dummy light and the sub-band-specific dummy light. The wavelength multiplexing unit wavelength multiplexes any of the channel-specific dummy light selected for each of the sub-bands by the selecting unit.

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