Method of determining an optical distance for chromatic...

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2008-05-08

2011-12-20

Pascal, Leslie (Department: 2613)

Optical communications

Multiplex

Time division

C398S102000, C398S147000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08081877

ABSTRACT:
A method of determining an optical distance between two nodes of an optical network for chromatic dispersion compensation includes using existing optical supervisory channel components in each node to measure the “time-of-flight” of an optical signal having a known wavelength. The effective optical distance is determined based on the time-of-flight and known wavelength of the optical signal. The computed optical distance may then be used to compensate for the dispersion experienced by the optical signal when transmitted between the two nodes. Advantageously, the method allows tunable dispersion compensation of a wavelength channel to be periodically optimized at each node in response to incremental changes in environmental factors that affect the chromatic dispersion produced between the two nodes or in response to reconfigurations that affect the chromatic dispersion produced between the two nodes.

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