OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:JP2000323775A

    公开(公告)日:2000-11-24

    申请号:JP2000102548

    申请日:2000-04-04

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a more efficient optical communication system. SOLUTION: An optical communication system economizes in electric power by coupling a splitter 110 with an optical amplifier 101. The amplifier 101 is constituted to receive optical signals 107 and pumping light. The splitter 110 supplies part 109 of the pumping light used by the amplifier 101 to another device 111 (for example, an optical amplifier, filter, or modulator) of the optical communication system. Since the part of the pumping light used by the amplifier 101 is supplied to another device in the optical communication system, the electric power required for operating the system is reduced and, accordingly, the power consumption of the system are reduced.

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