System and method for controlling optical amplifier pumps
AssigneeTyco Telecommunications (US) Inc.
InventorsDmitri Foursa, Morten Nissov
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling optical amplifier pumps. A path average intensity detector is provided for detecting a path average intensity for transmitted optical signals. In response to the detected path average intensity or a variation in path average intensity, a pump parameter controller dynamically adjusts at least one pump parameter of at least one amplifier to achieve a desired path average intensity.
Claims15
An optical communication system comprising:
- a transmitter configured to transmit a plurality of optical signals;
- an optical transmission path coupled to said transmitter;
- a plurality of optical amplifiers, disposed along said transmission path, for amplifying each of said optical signals at least one including Raman, each of said amplifiers comprising at least one associated pump with at least one adjustable pump parameter;
- a path average intensity detector optically coupled to said transmission path, said detector configured to detect an average intensity along said optical transmission path for each of said plurality of signals;
- and
- a pump parameter controller coupled to said detector, said controller configured to dynamically adjust at least one of said pump parameters of at least one of said amplifiers in response to said average intensity to achieve a desired average intensity along said optical transmission path.
An optical amplifier pump management system disposed within an optical communication system for controlling pump parameters for a plurality of optical amplifiers configured to amplify transmitted optical signals on an optical transmission path in said optical communication system, said pump management system comprising:
- a path avenge intensity detector configured to detect an average intensity along said optical transmission path for each of said optical signals;
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- a pump parameter controller coupled to said detector, said controller configured to dynamically adjust at least one of said pump parameters for at least one of said amplifiers in response to said average intensity to achieve a desired average intensity along said optical transmission path.
A method of controlling an average intensity along an optical transmission path for each wavelength in a range of transmitted wavelengths in an optical communication system comprising a plurality of optical amplifiers, said method comprising:
- providing a path average intensity detector for detecting a variation in said average intensity along said optical transmission path;
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- providing a controller for adjusting at least one optical amplifier pump parameter of at least one of said optical amplifiers in response to said variation of said average intensity to achieve a desired average intensity along said optical transmission path.
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