Wavelength division multiplex optical transmission system using optical amplification

In a wavelength division optical transmission system incorporating optical amplifiers, an identifying pilot tone is modulated on to each multiplexed wavelength. Each system amplifier determines from the pilot tones the total number of wavelengths being transmitted and thereby provides a correspondin...

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1. Verfasser: EPWORTH, RICHARD EDWARD
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Zusammenfassung:In a wavelength division optical transmission system incorporating optical amplifiers, an identifying pilot tone is modulated on to each multiplexed wavelength. Each system amplifier determines from the pilot tones the total number of wavelengths being transmitted and thereby provides a corresponding adjustment of the amplifier gain. This prevents overamplification when one or more wavelengths is missing from the multiplexed signal e.g. as the result of a transmitter fault.