Fault monitoring system for optical fiber communication systems

Details Fault monitoring system for optical fiber communication systems Fault monitoring system for optical fiber communication systems

1988-07-15

1990-02-06

Nelms, David C.

Radiant energy

Photocells; circuits and apparatus

Optical or pre-photocell system

356 731, H01J 516

Patent

active

048990434

ABSTRACT:
A fault monitoring system for optical fiber communication system having a bidirectional optical amplifier between first and second optical fiber transmission lines. An optical monitoring signal of a first frequency different from frequencies of communication signal light of the optical fiber communication system is applied to the first input/output port of the bidirectional optical amplifier through the first optical fiber transmission line and then branched through a first optical filter passing therethrough of the first frequency to apply the branched optical monitoring signal of the first frequency to the second input/output port of the bidirectional amplifier. Another optical monitoring signal of a second frequency different from the first frequency and frequencies of the communication signal light is applied to the second input/output port of the bidirectional optical amplifier through the second optical transmission line and then branched through a second optical filter passing therethrough of the second frequency to apply the branched optical monitoring signal of the second frequency to the first input/output port of the bidirectional amplifier. A fault of the bidirectional amplifier can be detected by monitoring the optical monitoring signals of the first frequency and of the second frequency at respective ends of the first optical fiber transmission line and the second optical fiber transmission line.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4708471 (1987-11-01), Beckman et al.

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