METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND COMPENSATING POWER IMBALANCE AND MODULATION IMPERFECTION FOR A COHERENT OPTICAL TRANSMITTER

    公开(公告)号:US20180248620A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-30

    申请号:US15965326

    申请日:2018-04-27

    Abstract: In some embodiments, a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to be executed by a processor comprises code to cause the processor to determine, during a calibration of a coherent optical transmitter, a set of parameters associated with each tributary channel by sending a first signal to a digital signal processor (DSP) to adjust a scale factor of that tributary channel. The scale factor is associated with a tap characteristic of a finite impulse response (FIR) filter of the DSP. The code further causes the processor to determine a power imbalance between two tributary channels based on the set of parameters associated with each tributary channel. The code further causes the processor to send a second signal to the coherent optical transmitter to adjust a set of operational settings of the coherent optical transmitter based on the power imbalance and the set of parameters associated with each tributary channel.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING THE SKEW TOLERANCE OF A COHERENT OPTICAL TRANSPONDER IN AN OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20190342028A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-07

    申请号:US15970485

    申请日:2018-05-03

    Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a memory and a processor operatively coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to be operatively coupled to a first optical transponder and a second optical transponder. The processor is configured to receive, from the second optical transponder, a signal representing a skew value of an optical signal and a signal representing a bit-error-rate (BER) value of the optical signal. The skew value is associated with a skew between an in-phase component of the optical signal and a quadrature component of the optical signal. The processor is configured to determine, based on at least one of the skew value or the BER value, if a performance degradation of the first optical transponder satisfies a threshold. The processor is configured to send a control signal to the first optical transponder to adjust a pulse shaping or a data baud rate of the first optical transponder.

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