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US 2003/0117694 A1Published application
Optical fiber transmission system, raman gain control device and raman gain control method
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorsMasaaki Sobe, Yutaka Yano
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Abstract
A Raman gain control method of controlling a Raman gain caused by simultaneous application of pump lights of a plurality of wavelengths to an optical fiber, which includes, based on a relation of a ratio coefficient which is a ratio of power of each pump light to total power of all the pump lights with the Raman gain, from a designated value of the Raman gain, calculating power of each pump light realizing the designated Raman gain within a designated wavelength range, and controlling power of each pump light applied to the optical fiber to apply each pump light at each power calculated.
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A Raman gain control method of controlling a Raman gain caused by simultaneous application of pump lights of several wavelengths to an optical fiber, comprising the steps of:
- based on a relation of a ratio coefficient which is a ratio of power of each said pump light to total power of all said pump lights with said Raman gain and a relation between said total power and said Raman gain, from a designated value of said Raman gain, calculating power of each said pump light providing said designated Raman gain within a designated wavelength range, and
- controlling power of each said pump light applied to said optical fiber to apply each said pump light at each said power calculated.
A Raman gain control method of controlling a Raman gain caused by simultaneous application of pump lights of several wavelengths to an optical fiber, comprising the steps of:
- based on a relation of a ratio coefficient which is a ratio of power of each said pump light to total power of all said pump lights with said Raman gain and a relation between said total power and said Raman gain, from a designated value of said Raman gain and a value of a gain inclination, calculating power of each said pump light by which a value of the Raman gain within a designated wavelength range realizes an inclination designated by said gain inclination centered around said designated value of the Raman gain, and
- controlling power of each said pump light applied to said optical fiber to apply each said pump light at each said power calculated.
A Raman gain control method of controlling a Raman gain caused by simultaneous application of pump lights of several wavelengths to an optical fiber, comprising the steps of:
- on a model transmission line, obtaining a value of each power of each said pump light realizing a designated Raman gain within a designated wavelength range,
- with respect to each of said model transmission line and a transmission line as an application destination, obtaining a value of Raman gain slope generated by application of each said pump light,
- with respect to each said pump light, calculating a value obtained by multiplying power of pump light in question realizing said desired Raman gain on said model transmission line by a ratio indicative of how many times the value of said Raman gain slope of the pump light in question on said model transmission line is the value of said Raman gain slope of the pump light in question on said transmission line as an application destination, and
- controlling power of each said pump light applied to said transmission line as an application destination to apply each said pump light at the power of each said calculated value,
- thereby realizing, on said transmission line as an application destination, said designated Raman gain the same as the gain of said model transmission line within said designated wavelength range.
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A Raman gain control method of controlling a Raman gain caused by simultaneous application of pump lights of several wavelengths to an optical fiber, comprising the steps of:
- based on a relation of a ratio coefficient which is a ratio of power of each said pump light to total power of all said pump lights with said Raman gain and a relation between said total power and said Raman gain in a model transmission line, from a designated value of said Raman gain, calculating power of each said pump light realizing said designated Raman gain within a designated wavelength range,
- with respect to each of said model transmission line and a transmission line as an application destination, designating data of a value of Raman gain slope generated by application of each said pump light,
- with respect to each said pump light, calculating a value obtained by multiplying power of pump light in question realizing said desired Raman gain on said model transmission line by a ratio indicative of how many times the value of said Raman gain slope of the pump light in question on said model transmission line is the value of said Raman gain slope of the pump light in question on said transmission line as an application destination, and
- controlling power of each said pump light applied to said transmission line as an application destination to apply each said pump light at the power of each said calculated value,
- thereby realizing, on said transmission line as an application destination, said designated Raman gain within said designated wavelength range.
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A Raman gain control method of controlling a Raman gain caused by simultaneous application of pump lights of several wavelengths to an optical fiber, comprising the steps of:
- based on a relation of a ratio coefficient which is a ratio of power of each said pump light to total power of all said pump lights with said Raman gain and a relation between said total power and said Raman gain in a model transmission line, from a designated value of said Raman gain and a value of a gain inclination, calculating power of each said pump light by which a value of the Raman gain within a designated wavelength range realizes an inclination designated by said gain inclination centered around said designated value of the Raman gain,
- with respect to each of said model transmission line and a transmission line as an application destination, designating data of a value of Raman gain slope generated by application of each said pump light,
- with respect to each said pump light, calculating a value obtained by multiplying power of pump light in question realizing an inclination designated by said gain inclination centered around said designated value of the Raman gain on said model transmission line by a ratio indicative of how many times the value of said Raman gain slope of the pump light in question on said model transmission line is the value of said Raman gain slope of the pump light in question on said transmission line as an application destination, and
- controlling power of each said pump light applied to said transmission line as an application destination to apply each said pump light at the power of each said calculated value,
- thereby realizing, on said transmission line as an application destination, an inclination designated by said gain inclination centered around said designated value of the Raman gain within said wavelength range designated.
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An optical fiber transmission system for transmitting signal light from a transmission terminal station to a reception terminal station through an optical fiber as a signal transmission line, comprising:
- a gain control device provided at said transmission or reception terminal station or a repeater plant for controlling a Raman gain by simultaneous application of pump lights of several wavelengths, wherein
- said gain control device
- based on a relation of a ratio coefficient which is a ratio of power of each said pump light to total power of all said pump lights with said Raman gain and a relation between said total power and said Raman gain, from a designated value of said Raman gain, calculates power of each said pump light realizing said designated Raman gain within a designated wavelength range, and
- controls power of each said pump light applied to said optical fiber to apply each said pump light at each said power calculated.
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An optical fiber transmission system for transmitting signal light from a transmission terminal station to a reception terminal station through an optical fiber as a signal transmission line, comprising:
- a gain control device provided at said transmission or reception terminal station or a repeater plant for controlling a Raman gain by simultaneous application of pump lights of several wavelengths, wherein
- said gain control device
- based on a relation of a ratio coefficient which is a ratio of power of each said pump light to total power of all said pump lights with said Raman gain and a relation between said total power and said Raman gain, from a designated value of said Raman gain and a value of a gain inclination, calculates power of each said pump light by which a value of the Raman gain within a designated wavelength range realizes an inclination designated by said gain inclination centered around said designated value of the Raman gain, and
- controls power of each said pump light applied to said optical fiber to apply each said pump light at each said power calculated.
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An optical fiber transmission system for transmitting signal light from a transmission terminal station to a reception terminal station through an optical fiber as a signal transmission line, comprising:
- a gain control device provided at said transmission or reception terminal station or a repeater plant for controlling a Raman gain by simultaneous application of pump lights of several wavelengths, wherein
- said gain control device
- on a model transmission line, designates data of each power of each said pump light realizing a desired Raman gain within a designated wavelength range,
- with respect to each of said model transmission line and a transmission line as an application destination, designates data of a value of Raman gain slope generated by application of each said pump light,
- with respect to each said pump light, calculates a value obtained by multiplying power of pump light in question realizing said desired Raman gain on said model transmission line by a ratio indicative of how many times the value of said Raman gain slope of the pump light in question on said model transmission line is the value of said Raman gain slope of the pump light in question on said transmission line as an application destination, and
- controls power of each said pump light applied to said transmission line as an application destination to apply each said pump light at the power of each said calculated value,
- thereby realizing, on said transmission line as an application destination, said designated Raman gain the same as the gain of said model transmission line within said designated wavelength range.
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An optical fiber transmission system for transmitting signal light from a transmission terminal station to a reception terminal station through an optical fiber as a signal transmission line, comprising:
- a gain control device provided at said transmission or reception terminal station or a repeater plant for controlling a Raman gain by simultaneous application of pump lights of several wavelengths, wherein
- said gain control device
- based on a relation of a ratio coefficient which is a ratio of power of each said pump light to total power of all said pump lights with said Raman gain and a relation between said total power and said Raman gain in a model transmission line, from a designated value of said Raman gain, calculates power of each said pump light realizing said designated Raman gain within a designated wavelength range,
- with respect to each of said model transmission line and a transmission line as an application destination, designates data of a value of Raman gain slope generated by application of each said pump light,
- with respect to each said pump light, calculates a value obtained by multiplying power of pump light in question realizing said desired Raman gain on said model transmission line by a ratio indicative of how many times the value of said Raman gain slope of the pump light in question on said model transmission line is the value of said Raman gain slope of the pump light in question on said transmission line as an application destination, and
- controls power of each said pump light applied to said transmission line as an application destination to apply each said pump light at the power of each said calculated value,
- thereby realizing, on said transmission line as an application destination, said designated Raman gain within said designated wavelength range.
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An optical fiber transmission system for transmitting signal light from a transmission terminal station to a reception terminal station through an optical fiber as a signal transmission line, comprising:
- a gain control device provided at said transmission or reception terminal station or a repeater plant for controlling a Raman gain by simultaneous application of pump lights of several wavelengths, wherein
- said gain control device
- based on a relation of a ratio coefficient which is a ratio of power of each said pump light to total power of all said pump lights with said Raman gain and a relation between said total power and said Raman gain in a model transmission line, from a designated value of said Raman gain and a value of a gain inclination, calculates power of each said pump light by which a value of the Raman gain within a designated wavelength range realizes an inclination designated by said gain inclination centered around said designated value of the Raman gain,
- with respect to each of said model transmission line and a transmission line as an application destination, designates data of a value of Raman gain slope generated by application of each said pump light,
- with respect to each said pump light, calculates a value obtained by multiplying power of pump light in question realizing an inclination designated by said gain inclination centered around said designated value of the Raman gain on said model transmission line by a ratio indicative of how many times the value of said Raman gain slope of the pump light in question on said model transmission line is the value of said Raman gain slope of the pump light in question on said transmission line as an application destination, and
- controls power of each said pump light applied to said transmission line as an application destination to apply each said pump light at the power of each said calculated value,
- thereby realizing, on said transmission line as an application destination, an inclination designated by said gain inclination centered around the designated value of said Raman gain within said wavelength range designated.
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A Raman gain control device for controlling a Raman gain caused by simultaneous application of pump lights of several wavelengths to an optical fiber, comprising:
- means for calculating, based on a relation of a ratio coefficient which is a ratio of power of each said pump light to total power of all said pump lights with said Raman gain and a relation between said total power and said Raman gain, from a designated value of said Raman gain, power of each said pump light realizing said designated Raman gain within a designated wavelength range, and
- means for controlling power of each said pump light applied to said optical fiber to apply each said pump light at each said power calculated.
A Raman gain control device for controlling a Raman gain caused by simultaneous application of pump lights of several wavelengths to an optical fiber, comprising:
- means for calculating, based on a relation of a ratio coefficient which is a ratio of power of each said pump light to total power of all said pump lights with said Raman gain and a relation between said total power and said Raman gain, from a designated value of said Raman gain and a value of a gain inclination, power of each said pump light by which a value of the Raman gain within a designated wavelength range realizes an inclination designated by said gain inclination centered around said designated value of the Raman gain, and
- means for controlling power of each said pump light applied to said optical fiber to apply each said pump light at each said power calculated.
A Raman gain control device for controlling a Raman gain caused by simultaneous application of pump lights of several wavelengths to an optical fiber, comprising:
- means for designating, on a model transmission line, data of each power of each said pump light realizing a desired Raman gain within a designated wavelength range,
- means for designating, with respect to each of said model transmission line and a transmission line as an application destination, data of a value of Raman gain slope generated by application of each said pump light,
- means for calculating, with respect to each said pump light, a value obtained by multiplying power of pump light in question realizing said desired Raman gain on said model transmission line by a ratio indicative of how many times the value of said Raman gain slope of the pump light in question on said model transmission line is the value of said Raman gain slope of the pump light in question on said transmission line as an application destination, and
- means for controlling power of each said pump light applied to said transmission line as an application destination to apply each said pump light at the power of each said calculated value,
- thereby realizing, on said transmission line as an application destination, said desired Raman gain the same as the gain of said model transmission line within said designated wavelength range.
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A Raman gain control device for controlling a Raman gain caused by simultaneous application of pump lights of several wavelengths to an optical fiber, comprising:
- means for calculating, based on a relation of a ratio coefficient which is a ratio of power of each said pump light to total power of all said pump lights with said Raman gain and a relation between said total power and said Raman gain in a model transmission line, from a designated value of said Raman gain, power of each said pump light realizing said designated Raman gain within a designated wavelength range,
- means for designating, with respect to each of said model transmission line and a transmission line as an application destination, data of a value of Raman gain slope generated by application of each said pump light,
- means for calculating, with respect to each said pump light, a value obtained by multiplying power of pump light in question realizing said desired Raman gain on said model transmission line by a ratio indicative of how many times the value of said Raman gain slope of the pump light in question on said model transmission line is the value of said Raman gain slope of the pump light in question on said transmission line as an application destination, and
- means for controlling power of each said pump light applied to said transmission line as an application destination to apply each said pump light at the power of each said calculated value,
- thereby realizing, on said transmission line as an application destination, said designated Raman gain within said designated wavelength range.
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A Raman gain control device for controlling a Raman gain caused by simultaneous application of pump lights of several wavelengths to an optical fiber, comprising:
- means for calculating, based on a relation of a ratio coefficient which is a ratio of power of each said pump light to total power of all said pump lights with said Raman gain and a relation between said total power and said Raman gain in a model transmission line, from a designated value of said Raman gain and a value of a gain inclination, power of each said pump light by which a value of the Raman gain within a designated wavelength range realizes an inclination designated by said gain inclination centered around said designated value of the Raman gain,
- means for designating, with respect to each of said model transmission line and a transmission line as an application destination, data of a value of Raman gain slope generated by application of each said pump light,
- means for calculating, with respect to each said pump light, a value obtained by multiplying power of pump light in question realizing an inclination designated by said gain inclination centered around said designated value of the Raman gain on said model transmission line by a ratio indicative of how many times the value of said Raman gain slope of the pump light in question on said model transmission line is the value of said Raman gain slope of the pump light in question on said transmission line as an application destination, and
- means for controlling power of each said pump light applied to said transmission line as an application destination to apply each said pump light at the power of each said calculated value,
- thereby realizing, on said transmission line as an application destination, an inclination designated by said gain inclination centered around said designated value of the Raman gain within said wavelength range designated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.