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PURPOSE: A device for chasing wavelength of a passive type optical subscribers' net of a wavelength dividing multiplex system divided in spectrum is provided to make the wavelength of WGR, which is located in the central station, in accord with the wavelength of WGR, which is located in the local station and which changes according to the temperature by using the optical output of upper channels. CONSTITUTION: A device for chasing wavelength of a passive type optical subscribers' net of a wavelength dividing multiplex system divided in spectrum includes a reference voltage generating instrument, an observation voltage generating instrument, a comparing instrument and a control circuit(112). The reference voltage generating instrument includes optical couplers(104, 105, 106) detecting a part of the upward signal and an optical detector(111) converting the optical signal detected by the optical couplers into the voltage and supplying it to the comparing instrument as the reference voltage. The observation voltage generating instrument includes optical couplers(206, 207) detecting a part of the reverse multiplexed upward channel and optical detectors(115, 116) converting the optical signal detected by the optical couplers into the voltage and supplying it to the comparing instrument as the observation voltage. The comparing instrument is a differential amplifier(113) amplifying the difference voltage of the reference voltage and the observation voltage. The control circuit(112) controls the temperature of a reverse multiplexed portion(101)
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PURPOSE: An apparatus for checking a frequency using optical filters having different transmission characteristics is provided to use an optical fiber and a pilot tone which is used for checking the existence and the size of an optical signal in an optical transmission system based upon multi wave division method in order to manage and maintain the system efficiently. CONSTITUTION: A first shaping coupler(111) extracts an optical signal from an externally inputted optical signal. A second shaping coupler(112) equally divides the signal inputted from the first shaping coupler(111). A first and a second optical filters(113,114) filter different bandwidth transmission filtering with respect to a signal inputted from the second shaping coupler(112). A first and a second optical detectors(115,116) measure the intensity of the optical signal from an analog signal transmitted through the first and the second optical filters(113,114). An analog/digital converter(117) converts the analog signals outputted from the first and the second optical detectors(115,116) into digital signals.
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PURPOSE: An apparatus for inspecting an optical signal wavelength and an optical electric power, method for inspecting and a material for recording the same are provided to watch a mean optical electric power as measure the size of a modulated optical signal and an optical signal wavelength as measure the size and the phase of a modulated signal. CONSTITUTION: An apparatus for inspecting an optical signal wavelength and an optical electric power includes a first part(203) for receiving light, a band pass filter, a second part(207) for receiving light, an analog/digital transformation part(204, 208), and a part(205) for watching a wavelength and an optical electric power. The first part for receiving light is to receive an optical signal modulated by a pilot tone generation current and transform into an electric signal. The band pass filter is to receive an optical signal transformed by the pilot tone generation current and perform a band pass filtering. The second part for receiving light is to receive the filtered optical signal from the band pass filter and transform into an electrical signal, The analog/digital transformation part is to receive an analog signal from the first and second parts for receiving light, and transform into a digital signal. The part for watching a wavelength and an optical electric power is to receive the digital signal from the first and second parts for receiving light, perform a frequency transformation, and watch the wavelength and the optical electrical power.
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PURPOSE: An apparatus and a method for stabilizing multiwavelength for a wavelength division multiplexing optical communication system are provided to simultaneously stabilize lots of WDM channels through one control loop, and efficiently restrain frequency offset by using an FFT, thereby accurately and simultaneously stabilizing frequency of each laser. CONSTITUTION: A modulating element modulates output wavelength of transmitting lasers(22a,22b,...,22n) different from each other in wavelength. An optical distribution element(26a) distributes optical signals into two parts to stabilize wavelength of wavelength division multiplexed optical signals. An optical detection element(14a) detects one part of the distributed optical signals. An optical filtering element(24) filters wavelength division multiplexed optical signals in an optical frequency area. An optical detection element(14b) detects the other part of the distributed optical signals after passing through the optical filtering elements(14a,14b) to stabilize wavelength of the wavelength division multiplexed optical signals at each reference frequency. Calculation elements(16,20) calculate the detected optical signals for detecting the first differential signal of the optical filtering elements(14a,14b). An output element(18) performs predetermined output from the detected first differential signal to control the transmitting lasers(22a,22b,...,22n).
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PURPOSE: A device for monitoring a frequency and an optical output using a temperature-controlling etalon filter in a WDM(Wavelength Division Multiplexing) optical transmission system is provided to use a solid etalon filter capable of controlling a temperature in the WDM optical transmission system, to monitor a frequency and an optical output of each channel. CONSTITUTION: An optical distributor distributes multiplexed input optical signals. A solid etalon filter having resonant frequencies receives the distributed optical signals, to pass only a predetermined frequency range according to a temperature. A thermistor is fixed on the etalon filter to measure a temperature of the etalon filter). A thermoelectric cooler is coupled to the filter to cool the filter. A temperature controller controls the currents of the thermoelectric cooler, to control a temperature of the filter. An optical output measurer measures the strength of the optical signals passing the etalon filter, to calculate the frequency and optical output of the optical signals. And the resonant frequencies of the etalon filter controls the temperature of the etalon filter through the temperature controller.
Abstract:
가. 청구범위에 기재된 발명이 속한 기술분야 : 파장분할다중(WDM) 광전송 시스템에 관한 것이다. 나. 발명이 해결하려고 하는 기술적 과제 : 전송 레이저들이 자동적으로 표준주파수에서 안정된 광 출력을 발생할 수 있도록 하는 콜드 스타트 방식 파장분할다중(WDM) 광전송 시스템 및 그 표준주파수를 발생시키기 위한 방법을 구현한다. 다. 발명의 해결방법의 요지 : 본 발명은 분포 궤환형(DFB) 레이저와 수동형 광신호 역다중화기를 사용하는 파장분할다중(WDM) 광전송 시스템을 제안한다. 상기 DFB 레이저들은 정상적인 동작조건에서 파장을 측정하여 각 채널별로 표준 주파수로부터 양쪽으로 채널 간격의 절반 이내에서 동작하는 레이저들을 선별한다. 상기 WDM 광전송 시스템은 이렇게 선별된 레이저들이 표준 주파수에서 동작하는 데에 필요한 동작조건을 미리 입력시키지 않더라도 시스템의 스위치만 켜면 자동적으로 표준 주파수에서 동작하는 것은 물론 각 레이저들이 원하는 만큼의 광 출력을 발생하도록 조정되는 것을 특징으로 한다. 라. 발명의 중요한 용도 : 파장분할다중 광전송 시스템.
Abstract:
가. 청구범위에 기재된 발명이 속한 기술분야: 파장분할다중(WDM) 광전송시스템에 관한 것이다. 나. 발명이 해결하려고 하는 기술적 과제: 전송 레이저들이 자동적으로 표준주파수에서 안정된 광 출력을 발생할 수 있도록 하는 콜트스타트방식 WDM 광전송시스템 및 그 표준주파수를 발생시키기 위한 방법을 구현한다. 다. 발명의 해결방법의 요지: 본 발명은 분포궤환형(DFB) 레이저와 수동형 광신호 역다중화기를 사용하는 파장분할다중(WDM) 광전송시스템을 제안한다. 상기 DFB 레이저들은 정상적인 동작조건에서 파장을 측정하여 각 채널별로 표준 주파수로부터 채널 간격의 절반 이내에서 동작하는 레이저들을 선별한다. 상기 WDM 광전송 시스템은 이렇게 선별된 레이저들이 표준 주파수에서 동작하는 데에 필요한 동작조건을 미리 입력시키지 않더라도 시스템의 스위치만 켜면 자동적으로 표준 주파수에서 동작하는 것은 물론 각 레이저들이 원하는 만큼의 광 출력을 발생하도록 조정하는 것을 특징으로 한다. 라. 발명의 중요한 용도: 파장분할다중 광전송시스템.