Optical source monitoring system

An optical transmission device comprising:

• a plurality of optical sources, each of the optical sources configured to transmit a channel of light;
• a plurality of collimator lenses, each of the collimator lenses positioned in relation to a primary optical source of the plurality of optical sources such that the channel of light transmitted by the primary optical source is reflected from the collimator lens;
• a plurality of optical monitors, each of the optical monitors positioned in relation to the one of the collimator lenses such that the optical monitor receives a first portion of a first reflected channel of light transmitted by the primary optical source and a second portion of a second reflected channel of light transmitted by a secondary optical source directly from the collimator lenses, and is configured to communicate one of a plurality of gross electrical signals representative of received light including the first portion of the first reflected channel of light and the second portion of the second reflected channel of light;
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• a controller configured to determine a plurality of discrete signals representative of the channels of light transmitted by the primary optical sources based on the plurality of the gross electrical signals.

A method of monitoring an optical system including a plurality of optical sources, a plurality of optical monitors, and a plurality of collimator lenses, the method comprising:

• generating a set of coefficients which is configured to indicate quantities of received light to attribute to each of the plurality of optical sources;
• receiving a gross electrical signal representative of the received light that includes a plurality of reflected channels of light directly from the collimator lenses;
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• based on the set of coefficients and the gross electrical signal, determining a distinct signal representative of a first channel of light transmitted by a first optical source of the plurality of optical sources.