摘要:
A passive optical network comprises a first node configured to transmit a downlink data signal over a communication channel of an optical link, the communication channel having a first wavelength, and a second node configured to transmit an uplink data signal over the optical link using the communication channel having the first wavelength. The first node and/or the second node is adapted to perform at least one monitoring measurement on the communication channel having the first wavelength, and provide monitoring information, comprising the at least one monitoring measurement, in a monitoring channel. Common public radio interface (CPRI) traffic can therefore be transported over an optical transport network (OTN), by using a frequency reuse technique to provide a symmetrical bi-directional communication link between a first node and a second node, and using a frame structure of the optical transport network to provide a monitoring channel.
摘要:
An optical signal processor may include an optical waveguide loop, and first and second phase modulator loops. Each of the first and second phase modulator loops may be in optical communication with the optical waveguide loop. The first and second phase modulator loops may include respective control signal input ports to control phase modulation applied by the first and second phase modulation loops. The optical waveguide loop may include two input ports to direct input signals in opposite directions in the optical waveguide loop and may further include an output port to output resulting signals.
摘要:
An optical sampler with high temporal resolution comprises a TOAD device with a loop optical path at the inlet of which is input an optical signal to be sampled and along which path is arranged a point of input of an optical control signal produced by a source and appropriately delayed by a delay line to change on command the temporal position of the TOAD transmittance window compared to the signal to be sampled. In the loop there is also a nonlinear device. The sampler includes a controller to command the delay line to move step by step the transmittance window and make it run on the signal to be sampled. The mean power transmitted at the TOAD output is measured for each window position and a derivative on the mean powers found for each window position is performed, thus finding samples representing the optical signal.
摘要:
A method of configuring transmission wavelengths in a passive optical network comprising a wavelength selective routing element between first and second locations. The method comprises: at a first location: a. iteratively generating and transmitting a first optical signal at different ones of a plurality of wavelengths until a second optical signal is received at the first location; and then b. ceasing transmission of the first optical signal and then recommencing transmission of the first optical signal at the wavelength being transmitted when the second optical signal was received; and at a second location, remote from the first location: c. waiting until the first optical signal is received at the second location; d. iteratively generating and transmitting the second optical signal at different ones of a plurality of wavelengths until the first optical signal is no longer received at the second location; and e. maintaining generation and transmission of the second optical signal at the wavelength being transmitted when the first optical signal was no longer received.
摘要:
A radio base station has a baseband controller coupled to a radio head by an optical wavelength division multiplexed link to pass downlink signals on a first wavelength, and uplink signals on another wavelength. A compensating delay is applied to one of the signals to compensate for a difference in transmission times between the downlink and the uplink signals. The compensating delay can be controlled according to the difference in wavelengths. By compensating for such differences in transmission times, synchronisation problems can be avoided or ameliorated, or transmission distances can be increased. This can result in more flexibility in choice of wavelengths, fiber types and fiber lengths, and greater resilience. This can enable simpler installation or configuration, or reconfiguration without needing to take care to restrict the selection of wavelengths on the WDM link or restrict the length of the link for example.
摘要:
Optical signal processor (1) comprising an optical waveguide loop (3), and first and second phase modulator loops (6, 7), each of the first and second phase modulator loops is in optical communication with the optical waveguide loop, and the first and second phase modulator loops each comprises a respective control signal input port (8, 9) to control phase modulation applied by the phase modulation loops, and the optical waveguide loop comprising two input ports (20a, 20b) to direct input signals (10, 11) in opposite senses in the optical waveguide loop and further comprising an output port (20c) to output resulting signals. The first and second phase modulator loops may comprise nonlinear optical loop mirrors. The processor may be an optical logic gate device.
摘要:
A method of configuring transmission wavelengths in a passive optical network comprising a wavelength selective routing element between first and second locations. The method comprises: at a first location: a. iteratively generating and transmitting a first optical signal at different ones of a plurality of wavelengths until a second optical signal is received at the first location; and then b. ceasing transmission of the first optical signal and then recommencing transmission of the first optical signal at the wavelength being transmitted when the second optical signal was received; and at a second location, remote from the first location: c. waiting until the first optical signal is received at the second location; d. iteratively generating and transmitting the second optical signal at different ones of a plurality of wavelengths until the first optical signal is no longer received at the second location; and e. maintaining generation and transmission of the second optical signal at the wavelength being transmitted when the first optical signal was no longer received.
摘要:
A radio base station has a baseband controller coupled to a radio head by an optical wavelength division multiplexed link to pass downlink signals on a first wavelength, and uplink signals on another wavelength. A compensating delay is applied to one of the signals to compensate for a difference in transmission times between the downlink and the uplink signals. The compensating delay can be controlled according to the difference in wavelengths. By compensating for such differences in transmission times, synchronization problems can be avoided or ameliorated, or transmission distances can be increased. This can result in more flexibility in choice of wavelengths, fiber types and fiber lengths, and greater resilience. This can enable simpler installation or configuration, or reconfiguration without needing to take care to restrict the selection of wavelengths on the WDM link or restrict the length of the link for example.
摘要:
An optical logic gate (10) comprises: first and second optical inputs (11, 12) for receiving respective optical signals (A, B) and an optical output (15) for outputting an optical signal (Pout) which represents the result of applying a required logic function. The logic gate is characterized by optical combining means (13) for combining the optical signals to produce a corresponding combination signal whose power (Pi) is the combination of the powers (PA, PB) of the optical signals and non-linear optical means (14) for receiving the combination signal (Pi) and emitting the optical output signal (Pout) the logic function depending on the characteristic of the non-linear optical means wherein the characteristic is selected such that the power of the output signal is correlated to the power of the combination signal by the selected logic function.
摘要:
An optical sampler with high temporal resolution comprises a TOAD device (11) with a loop optical path (12) at the inlet of which is input an optical signal to be sampled Si of duration Tp and along which path is arranged a point (13) of input of an optical control signal Sc produced by a source (16) and appropriately delayed by a delay line (23) to change on command the temporal position of the TOAD transmittance window compared to the signal to be sampled. In the loop there is also a nonlinear device (14) The sampler also comprises control means (17) to command the delay line (23) to move step by step said transmittance window and make it run on the signal to be sampled. Measurement means (18) measure the mean power transmitted at the TOAD output for each window position and processing means (19) perform the derivative on the mean powers found for each window position thus finding samples representing the input signal Si.