Wdm-channel equalizer

• Main Author: TORSTEN AUGUSTSSON
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 30.08.2002
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION; TRANSMISSION

The present invention relates to an arrangement and a method relating to optical channel equalizers. The channel equalizer includes at least one Q-port direction-dependent router (40), where Q>=3, one N-channel WDM (de)multiplexer (30), where N>=2, N-number of amplifying waveguides (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38), at least N-number of fiber amplifiers (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 and 58), at least N-number of Bragg gratings (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 and 68), at least N-number of variable optical pump laser attenuators (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77 and 78), at least one optical splitter (20 and 22) and at least one pump laser (10, 12, 14 and 16) per optical splitter (20 and 22). At least one of the ports (42, 44 and 46) on the direction-dependent router (40) is disposed on a first side of the WDM (de)multiplexer (30). Each amplifying waveguide (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38) includes at least one fiber amplifier (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 and 58) and at least one Bragg grating (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 and 68). At least one fiber amplifier (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 and 58) is disposed between a Bragg grating (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 and 68) and the WDM (de)multiplexer (30). At least one variable optical pump laser attenuator (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77 and 78) is disposed between each last Bragg grating (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 and 68) and a first side of said optical splitter (20 and 22). The pump laser (10, 12, 14 and 16) is disposed on a second side of the optical splitter (20 and 22).