摘要:
An optical transmission system is disclosed, in which the transmission of the optical soliton pulses is controlled by controlling the wavelength dispersion of the optical fiber transmission line for each long section including a plurality of optical amplifier repeaters. In this case,the first sections having an average value of the wavelength dispersion larger than the dispersion value meeting with the soliton condition and the second sections having an average value of the wavelength dispersion smaller than the dispersion value meeting with the soliton condition are alternatively allocated in the optical fiber transmission line, so that the average value of the wavelength dispersion of the entire length of the optical fiber transmission line assumes a positive value.
摘要:
A chromatic dispersion measuring method and apparatus are disclosed which permit highly accurate measurements of the wavelength dispersion characteristic of an optical transmission such as an optical fiber or an optical amplifier repeater system. Measurements are made on the propagation time of a first optical signal of a fixed wavelength through an optical transmission line to be measured and the propagation time through the same optical transmission line of a second optical signal whose wavelength can be arbitrarily set over the measuring wavelength band. By obtaining a difference between the both propagation times, it is possible to obtain only a change in the propagation time of each signal which is caused by a change in the wavelength of the second optical signal. That is, the elongation or shrinkage of the optical fiber has an equal influence on both of the first optical signal and the second optical signal, and hence does not induce an error in the detection of the above-said time difference.
摘要:
The operation of a laser in an optical repeater in an optical transmission system using an optical fiber cable is telemonitored at a terminal station by changing the mark ratio of the test signal which is transmitted from the terminal station to the circuit. Each of the repeaters has an optical-electrical conversion element for the conversion of the input optical energy to electrical energy, an amplifier for amplifying the electrical output of said conversion element, a laser for converting the electrical output of the amplifier to an optical output power, a device for controlling the optical output power of the laser, a switch for providing the signal return path between the upward circuit and the downward circuit, and a monitoring circuit having a reference voltage generator for providing a reference lever which is lower than the normal signal level when the signal has the mark ratio of 1/2, and a comparator for comparing the laser output with the reference level, and a device for turning OFF the switch when the monitoring circuit provides the output signal indicating that the laser output is equal to the reference level. The terminal station designates the particular repeater and closes the switch of the designated repeater, then, transmits the test signal having the controlled mark ratio. That test signal returns to the terminal station reflected by that closed switch. By adjusting the mark ratio of the test signal, the monitoring circuit of the repeater provides the output when the laser output equals to the reference level, and has the switch turned OFF. Thus, the terminal station recognizes the degree of the degration of the laser from the mark ratio when the circuit is broken.
摘要:
An optical transmitter for providing a signal light with a reduced degree of polarization, the transmitter being used as a transmitting terminal of an optical repeater system that encompasses optical amplifiers at a signal light transmitter, the optical transmitter includes an optical source for transmitting a signal light source; and a degree of polarization reducing circuit including a polarizing beam splitter splitting the signal light source from the optical source means into a first polarized component and a second polarized component that are orthogonal to each other; a first optical path transmitting the first polarized component input from the polarizing beam splitter while maintaining the polarization plane of the first polarized component; a second optical path, which is spatially separate from the first optical path, transmitting the second polarized component input from the polarizing beam splitter while maintaining the polarization plane of the second polarized component; and a polarizing beam mixer mixing the first polarized component and the second polarized component that were transmitted over the first optical path and the second optical path, respectively; the length A1 of the first optical path and the length A2 of the second optical path satisfying the equation.vertline.A2.times.n2-A1.times.n1.vertline..gtoreq.0.22.div..DELTA.v.times.Cwhere n1 is the refractive index of the first optical path, n2 is the refractive index of the second optical path, .DELTA.v is the line width of the signal light source, and C is light velocity.
摘要:
Apparatus for monitoring a plurality of optical repeaters of an optical communication system in which each said repeater directly amplifies an optical signal transmitted in an optical fiber and passing through the respective optical repeater, including an optical division circuit for dividing an outgoing main line signal and a monitoring signal, a format conversion circuit by which monitoring information is converted into binary information, a previous modulation circuit by which a monitoring signal is modulated with a sine wave, a comparison circuit which compares the monitoring signal with a reference voltage, a voltage controlled amplifier which amplifies the modulated monitoring signal, an automatic gain control circuit which regulates the output from the outgoing optical repeater, and an outgoing optical repeater which includes a stimulating light source, a wave synthesizer and a doped optical fiber.
摘要:
An Er-doped optical fiber laser device adapted for pumping by light from a pumping light source in an erbium (Er)-doped optical fiber which enters a single mode at the wavelength of amplified light. In accordance with the present invention, the Er-doped optical fiber is further doped with at least one of holmium (Ho), thulium (Tm) and dysprosium (Dy). The pumping light source emits light in a 1.1 to 1.4 .mu.m band. The output light from the pumping light source and signal light incident to the Er-doped optical fiber are combined by a combining optical fiber coupler.
摘要:
An optical coupler is formed of at least one polarization maintaining single mode fiber, a polarizing beam splitter connected to the polarization maintaining single mode fiber, and a main optical fiber which is connected with the polarizing beam splitter at one end thereof. This optical coupler is useful as a changeover switch for a light source.
摘要:
A light dispersion measuring apparatus, provided with a light source for generating reference light pulses of short duration and of a constant frequency and also variable-frequency light pulses in synchronization with the reference light pulses but at a frequency different therefrom. A variable optical delay line delays the reference light pulses. An optical transmission medium, to be detected and to which the variable-frequency light pulses are applied is provided. An optical non-linear effect element receiver the output light pulses from the variable optical delay line and the optical transmission medium and is disposed so that when the two light pulses coincide emitted from the light source with each other, the sum component of the frequencies of the two types of light pulses produces a maximum output. A photo detector detects the sum component. Light dispersion in the optical transmission medium being measured from the delay of the variable optical delay line is adjusted so that the sum components yields a maximum output with respect to the frequency of the variable-frequency light pulses. The frequency of the reference light pulses can be made to be equal to the variable-frequency of the variable-frequency light pulses.
摘要:
A fault location system for locating the fault point of an optical fiber transmission system has been found. The present system comprises a laser for generating an optical beam, a sweep oscillator for modulating said laser beam, a half mirror mounted between the outlet of the laser and the inlet of the optical fiber to be tested, an optical receiver for converting the optical beam reflected by the fault point to an electrical signal through said half mirror, a modulator for providing the frequency difference between the instantaneous output frequency of said sweep oscillator and the output frequency of said optical receiver, a low pass filter connected to the output of said modulator, and a spectrum analyzer connected to the output of the low pass filter. The present system has the advantage that the S/N of the system is excellent, and plural fault points can be located at the same time.
摘要:
An optical loss in a single mode optical device is measured by utilizing multi-mode equipment. The present system comprises of an optical source (1), a sample (30) to be tested, a reference optical attenuator (31) for replacing the optical loss in the sample (30), a first optical switch (40) provided between the optical source (1) and the sample (30) through a single mode optical fiber, a second optical switch (41) provided between the sample (30) and the light receiver (2) through the multi-mode optical fiber, said reference optical attenuator (31) being provided between the first optical switch (40) and the second optical switch (41) so that the optical path is switched either to the sample (30) or to the reference attenuator (31), the optical fiber between the sample (30) and the second optical switch (41) and the optical fiber connected to the input and the output of the reference attenuator (31) being a multi-mode optical fiber.