Optical: systems and elements – Deflection using a moving element – Using a periodically moving element
Patent
1996-05-22
1998-10-20
Negash, Kinfe-Michael
Optical: systems and elements
Deflection using a moving element
Using a periodically moving element
359166, 359179, H04B 1008
Patent
active
058255150
ABSTRACT:
A relatively simple, low cost apparatus detects the presence and location of faults in an optical transmission system. It is particularly applicable to underwater optical transmission systems. The optical transmission system contains at least one optical fiber pair extending between two terminals. Optical amplifier based repeaters are located at predetermined positions along fibers. Each repeater has a simple high-loss optical loopback circuit which is used to provide fault identification and location. The loopback circuit couples a portion of the optical signal travelling from a transmitting station through one of the fibers, attenuates that portion of the optical signal, and adds the attenuated signal to the optical signal in the other fiber for return to the transmitting station. Fault location is accomplished by launching a supervisory signal into the fiber from one of the terminals. At each repeater, the loopback circuit causes an attenuated version of the supervisory signal to return to the station from which it was launched, combined with any noise and signal in the return lines. The supervisory signal is a pseudo-random word which can be recovered from the signal and noise in the return line via a correlation technique. The loopback circuit in the repeaters is composed of passive components which may comprise a pair of optical couplers each of which is adjacent one of the two transmission fibers. The optical couplers are connected by a fiber containing a preselected amount of attenuation. There is no need for any sensing circuitry in the repeater to activate the loopback in response to command signals in the supervisory signal. The production of the supervisory signal consequently is simplified because there is no need for command information to be a part of the supervisory signal. Degradation of signals through the optical transmission system is easily detected in a reasonable amount of time at the terminals of the system via the correlation technique. In addition, the correlation technique allows one to easily identify the location of the degradation on the transmission line.
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Indyk E. S.
Lucent Technologies - Inc.
Negash Kinfe-Michael
Rudnick R. E.
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