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- the present invention relates generally to the field of optical transmission systems, and more specifically to a dense wavelength division multiplexed optical transmission system providing enhanced control of end-to-end channel performance to extend fiber transmission distance.
- a conventional DWDM optical transmission system comprises a plurality of optical transmitters configured to transmit respective channels of information at different wavelengths, an optical multiplexor configured to combine the respective channels into a multi-wavelength optical signal for transmission on a single transmission fiber, a plurality of serially connected optical amplifiers configured as repeaters to amplify the multi-wavelength optical signal at intervals along a transmission path, an optical de-multiplexor configured to separate the multi-wavelength optical signal into its component channels, and a plurality of optical receivers configured to receive and detect the information carried by the respective channels.
- One drawback of the conventional DWDM optical transmission system is that the optical amplifiers disposed along the transmission path typically have wavelength dependent gain and noise profiles, which can cause unequal channel performance.
- the performance of the channels in the conventional DWDM optical transmission system may be characterized by associated Optical Signal-to-Noise Ratio (OSNR) values.
- OSNR Optical Signal-to-Noise Ratio
- the OSNR values associated with the channels may not be equal to one another at the receiver end of the transmission path even though the channels may have the same optical power levels at the transmitter end of the path.
- One approach to compensating for such unequal channel performance in the conventional DWDM optical transmission system is to perform a pre-emphasis technique at the transmitter end of the transmission path.
- the OSNR values of the respective channels may be monitored at the receiver end of the transmission path by a measurement device such as an optical spectrum analyzer, and the pre-emphasis attenuation or gain of the respective channels may be adjusted by varying the optical power levels at the transmitter end of the path based on the measured OSNR values to achieve designated OSNR values at the receiver end of the path.
- pre-emphasis techniques that raise optical power levels of selected channels at the transmitter end of the transmission path may increase power levels at the optical amplifier outputs, which may in turn increase the total power requirements of the optical transmission system.
- Having high power levels in some channels may also introduce transmission impairment due to fiber non-linearity, especially for channel bit rates of 10 Gbit/s or more. Therefore, such pre-emphasis techniques are typically only used to compensate for unequal channel performance over a limited fiber transmission distance.
- Another approach to equalizing channel performance in the conventional DWDM optical transmission system which may be used in conjunction with the above-mentioned pre-emphasis technique, is to terminate and regenerate the multi-wavelength optical signal on the transmission path.
- this approach also has drawbacks in that such optical signal termination/regeneration typically requires optical-to-electrical and electrical-to-optical conversions, which are very costly and usually must be performed at regular intervals along the transmission path.
- DWDM optical transmission system that compensates for unequal channel performance.
- Such a DWDM optical transmission system would be capable of compensating for unequal channel performance over an extended fiber transmission distance, thereby reducing the need for terminating and regenerating multi-wavelength optical signals on an optical transmission path.
- a Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed (DWDM) optical transmission system that compensates for unequal channel performance over an extended fiber transmission distance.
- the presently disclosed invention achieves such benefits by way of a multiple pre-emphases technique that provides enhanced control of the channel performance from a transmitter end to a receiver end of an optical transmission path.
- the DWDM optical transmission system includes a plurality of optical transmitters at a transmitter end of a transmission path configured to transmit respective channels of information at different wavelengths, a first pre-emphasis device configured to perform a first pre-emphasis technique on the respective channels, an optical multiplexor configured to combine the respective channels into a multi-wavelength optical signal for transmission on a single transmission fiber, at least one optical amplifier configured to amplify the multi-wavelength optical signal along the path, at least one second pre-emphasis device disposed along the path and configured to perform a second pre-emphasis technique on the respective channels, an optical de-multiplexor configured to separate the multi-wavelength optical signal into its component channels, and a plurality of optical receivers at a receiver end of the path configured to receive and detect the information carried by the respective channels.
- the first pre-emphasis technique performed by the first pre-emphasis device includes measuring a first plurality of Optical Signal-to-Noise Ratio (OSNR) values of the respective channels at an output of the second pre-emphasis device, and adjusting pre-emphasis attenuation and gain of the respective channels based on the first measured OSNR values to achieve a first plurality of designated OSNR values of the respective channels at the second pre-emphasis device output.
- the OSNR values of the respective channels are measured by a measurement device such as an optical spectrum analyzer.
- the second pre-emphasis technique performed by the second pre-emphasis device includes measuring a second plurality of OSNR values of the respective channels at the receiver end of the transmission path, and adjusting pre-emphasis attenuation and gain of the respective channels based on the second measured OSNR values to achieve a second plurality of designated OSNR values of the respective channels at the receiver end of the path.
- the OSNR values of the respective channels are measured by one of a plurality of possible OSNR measurement techniques.
- Each OSNR measurement technique takes into account Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ASE) noise at the output of the second pre-emphasis device, which may have been modified by dispersion components included in the second pre-emphasis device.
- a first OSNR measurement technique includes measuring out-of-band ASE noise levels of the respective channels at the second pre-emphasis device output, and estimating actual ASE noise levels of the respective channels using the measured out-of-band ASE noise.
- a second OSNR measurement technique includes measuring in-band ASE noise levels of the respective channels at the second pre-emphasis device output by alternately turning optical signal power “on” and “off”.
- a third OSNR measurement technique includes measuring optical signal power levels of the respective channels at the second pre-emphasis device output by dithering optical signal carriers, and estimating OSNR values at the respective channels using the measured optical signal power.
- the DWDM optical transmission system compensates for unequal channel performance while reducing the need for terminating and regenerating the multi-wavelength optical signal on the optical transmission path.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram depicting a conventional DWDM optical transmission system capable of performing a single pre-emphasis technique
- FIG. 2 is a diagram depicting exemplary optical waveforms at transmitter and receiver ends of the conventional DWDM optical transmission system of FIG. 1, the exemplary waveforms illustrating an OSNR estimation technique employing extrapolation;
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram depicting a DWDM optical transmission system capable of performing a multiple pre-emphases technique according to the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a diagram depicting exemplary optical waveforms at a transmitter end, a pre-emphasis device, and a receiver end of the DWDM optical transmission system of FIG. 3, the exemplary waveforms illustrating an OSNR estimation technique employing out-of-band ASE noise level measurements;
- FIG. 5 is a diagram depicting exemplary optical waveforms at a receiver end of the DWDM optical transmission system of FIG. 3, the exemplary waveforms illustrating an OSNR measurement technique that includes alternately turning channel power “on” and “off”;
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram depicting an alternative embodiment of the DWDM optical transmission system of FIG. 3 capable of performing an automatic multiple pre-emphases technique.
- a Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed (DWDM) optical transmission system is disclosed that is capable of compensating for unequal channel performance over an extended fiber transmission distance.
- the presently disclosed DWDM optical transmission system achieves such compensation by performing a multiple pre-emphases technique to provide enhanced control of end-to-end channel performance.
- FIG. 1 depicts a block diagram of a conventional DWDM optical transmission system 100 that includes a plurality of optical amplifiers 104 . 1 - 104 . 4 serially coupled along a transmission path between a transmitter end 102 and a receiver end 106 .
- the transmitter end 102 includes a plurality of optical transmitters Tx 1 -TxN configured to transmit respective channels of information, in which the respective channels are at different wavelengths ⁇ 1 - ⁇ N .
- the transmitter end 102 also includes a plurality of Variable Optical Attenuators (VOAs) 108 . 1 - 108 .N configured to receive the respective channels and reduce optical power gain across at least a portion of the channels.
- VOAs Variable Optical Attenuators
- the optical transmitters Tx 1 -TxN may have produced non-uniform optical power gains across the channels at wavelengths near an edge of the available optical transmission spectrum. Accordingly, the VOAs 108 . 1 - 108 .N receive the respective channels and reduce these non-uniform optical power gains to a uniform level.
- the transmitter end 102 further includes an optical multiplexor 110 configured to receive the respective channels having uniform optical power gains and combine the respective channels into a multi-wavelength optical signal for transmission on a single transmission fiber.
- the optical amplifiers 104 . 1 - 104 . 4 are configured as repeaters to amplify the multi-wavelength optical signal at intervals along the transmission path.
- the receiver end 106 includes an optical demultiplexor 112 configured to separate the multi-wavelength optical signal into its component channels, and a plurality of optical receivers Rx 1 -RxN configured to receive and detect the information carried by the respective channels.
- OSNR Optical Signal-to-Noise Ratio
- the optical amplifiers 104 . 1 - 104 . 4 disposed along the transmission path typically have wavelength dependent gain and noise profiles that can cause unequal channel performance at the receiver end 106 .
- the conventional DWDM optical transmission system 100 typically performs a single pre-emphasis technique at the transmission end 102 of the transmission path.
- the single pre-emphasis technique may include estimating OSNR values of the respective channels at the receiver end 106 , and adjusting the pre-emphasis attenuation or gain of the respective channels by way of the VOAs 108 . 1 - 108 .N based on the estimated OSNR values to achieve designated OSNR values at the receiver end 106 .
- FIG. 2 depicts a diagram including exemplary optical waveforms at outputs of the optical transmitters Tx 1 -Tx 4 and at the inputs of the optical receivers Rx 1 -Rx 4 .
- the exemplary waveforms of FIG. 2 illustrate an OSNR estimation technique employing extrapolation, which may be used with the above-described conventional single pre-emphasis technique.
- the diagram of FIG. 2 shows the exemplary waveforms at the Tx 1 -Tx 4 outputs having non-uniform optical power gains.
- the optical transmitters Tx 1 -Tx 4 may produce the non-uniform power gains across the channels 1 - 4 .
- the VOAs 108 . 1 - 108 . 4 may subsequently receive the channels 1 - 4 and reduce the non-uniform power gains to a uniform level.
- the diagram also shows the exemplary waveforms at the Rx 1 -Rx 4 inputs. Because the optical amplifiers 104 . 1 - 104 . 4 may have wavelength dependent gain and noise profiles, the diagram of FIG. 2 shows a non-flat ASE noise floor across the channels 1 - 4 at the Rx 1 -Rx 4 inputs.
- OSNR values of the respective channels 1 - 4 can be estimated by way of extrapolation. These estimated OSNR values may then be used in the conventional single pre-emphasis technique to compensate for the unequal channel performance.
- the OSNR value of channel 2 is estimated using the following equation:
- OSNR_2 Power_2 ⁇ 0.5 * (ASE_L_2+ASE_R_2), (1)
- the single pre-emphasis technique performed by the conventional DWDM optical transmission system 100 is typically only employed to compensate for unequal channel performance over a limited fiber transmission distance.
- FIG. 3 depicts a block diagram of a DWDM optical transmission system 300 capable of performing a multiple pre-emphases technique, in accordance with the present invention.
- the multiple pre-emphases technique performed by the DWDM optical transmission system 300 may be employed to compensate for unequal channel performance over an extended fiber transmission distance.
- the DWDM optical transmission system 300 includes a first plurality of optical amplifiers 304 . 1 - 304 . 3 serially coupled along a transmission path between a transmitter end 302 and a pre-emphasis device 314 , and a second plurality of optical amplifiers 304 . 4 - 304 . 6 serially coupled along the path between the pre-emphasis device 314 and a receiver end 306 . It is noted that the DWDM optical transmission system 300 performs the multiple pre-emphases technique by performing a first pre-emphasis technique at the transmitter end 302 and a second pre-emphasis technique at the pre-emphasis device 314 .
- the DWDM optical transmission system 300 includes the single pre-emphasis device 314 , it should be understood that the system 300 may alternatively include a plurality of such pre-emphasis devices to compensate for unequal channel performance over a desired fiber transmission distance.
- the transmitter end 302 includes a plurality of optical transmitters Tx 1 -TxN configured to transmit respective channels 1 -N of information at different wavelengths ⁇ 1 - ⁇ N , and a plurality of VOAs 308 . 1 - 308 .N configured to receive the respective channels 1 -N and reduce non-uniform optical power gains across the channels 1 -N to a uniform level.
- the transmitter end 302 further includes an optical multiplexor 310 configured to receive the respective channels 1 -N and combine the channels 1 -N into a multi-wavelength optical signal for transmission on a single transmission fiber.
- the optical amplifiers 304 . 1 - 304 . 6 may comprise respective Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifiers (EDFAs), and the single transmission fiber may comprise a single mode optical transmission fiber.
- EDFAs Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifiers
- the receiver end 306 includes an optical demultiplexor 312 configured to separate the multi-wavelength optical signal into its component channels 1 N, and a plurality of optical receivers Rx 1 -RxN configured to receive and detect the information carried by the channels 1 -N.
- the DWDM optical transmission system 300 includes the pre-emphasis device 314 .
- the pre-emphasis device comprises an Optical Equalization Node (OEQN) such as the OEQN apparatus described in the above-referenced U.S. Provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/261,564 filed Jan. 12, 2001.
- OEQN Optical Equalization Node
- the pre-emphasis device 314 may alternatively comprise a Dynamical Gain Flatness Filter (DGFF) or any other suitable device capable of performing the multiple pre-emphases technique disclosed herein.
- DGFF Dynamical Gain Flatness Filter
- the pre-emphasis device 314 includes an optical de-multiplexor 316 configured to separate the multi-wavelength optical signal provided by the optical amplifier 304 . 3 into its component channels 1 -N, a plurality of VOAs configured to reduce non-uniform optical power gains across the channels 1 -N, and an optical multiplexor 320 configured to combine the channels 1 -N back into a multi-wavelength optical signal for further transmission on the single transmission fiber.
- an optical de-multiplexor 316 configured to separate the multi-wavelength optical signal provided by the optical amplifier 304 . 3 into its component channels 1 -N
- a plurality of VOAs configured to reduce non-uniform optical power gains across the channels 1 -N
- an optical multiplexor 320 configured to combine the channels 1 -N back into a multi-wavelength optical signal for further transmission on the single transmission fiber.
- the optical amplifiers 304 . 1 - 304 . 6 may have wavelength dependent gain and noise profiles that can cause unequal performance across the channels 1 -N.
- the above-mentioned multiple pre-emphases technique comprising the first and second pre-emphasis techniques performed at the transmitter end 302 and by the pre-emphasis device 314 , respectively, may be employed to compensate for such unequal channel performance over an extended fiber transmission distance.
- the first pre-emphasis technique is employed to compensate for unequal channel performance occurring between the transmitter end 302 and the pre-emphasis device 314 .
- each of the component channels 1 -N at an output of the pre-emphasis device 314 has a designated OSNR value.
- the second pre-emphasis technique is employed to compensate for unequal channel performance occurring between the pre-emphasis device 314 and the receiver end 306 .
- each of the component channels 1 -N at outputs of the receiver end 306 has a designated OSNR value.
- both designated and measured output power levels of the optical amplifiers 304 . 1 - 304 . 6 are employed to estimate the designated OSNR values for the optical transmission system. Further, during the estimation of the designated OSNR values, the optical amplifiers 304 . 1 - 304 . 6 are preferably operated under a constant gain control mode to simplify system provisioning and channel turn-up procedures.
- OSNR_D OSNR_D
- OSNR_D OSNR_M+min[Power_D_OA(I)—Power_M_OA(I)], (2)
- OSNR_M is the measured OSNR value of the channel in a particular pre-emphasis section of the transmission path
- Power D_OA(I) is the designated output power level of the I th optical amplifier in that pre-emphasis section
- Power_M_OA(I) is the measured output power level of the I th optical amplifier in that pre-emphasis section.
- the index “I” ranges from 1 to 3. Accordingly, the expression “min[Power_D_OA(I)—Power_M_OA(I)]” represents the minimum of the differences between the designated output power level and the measured output power level of the respective optical amplifiers in that pre-emphasis section.
- FIG. 4 depicts a diagram including exemplary waveforms at outputs of the optical transmitters Tx 1 -Tx 4 , at inputs and outputs of the pre-emphasis device 314 , and at inputs of the optical receivers Rx 1 -Rx 4 (see FIG. 3).
- the exemplary waveforms illustrate an OSNR estimation technique employing out-of-band ASE noise level measurements, which may be used in conjunction with the above-mentioned first and second pre-emphasis techniques.
- the diagram of FIG. 4 shows the exemplary waveforms of component channels 1 - 4 at the Tx 1 -Tx 4 outputs having non-uniform optical power gains, and at the device 314 input. Because the optical amplifiers 304 . 1 - 304 . 3 may have wavelength dependent gain and noise profiles, the diagram of FIG. 4 shows a non-flat ASE noise floor across the component channels 1 - 4 at the device 314 input.
- the first pre-emphasis technique is performed at the transmitter end 302 to estimate designated OSNR values at the pre-emphasis device 314 .
- the designated OSNR value “OSNR 1 _D” of each of the channels 1 - 4 is estimated using equation (2). Accordingly, the output power levels “Power 1 _M_OA(I)” of the respective optical amplifiers 304 . 1 - 304 . 3 are measured by a measurement device such as an optical spectrum analyzer, while the output power levels “Power 1 _D_OA(I)” of the respective optical amplifiers 304 . 1 - 304 . 3 are designated to reduce the total power requirements of this first pre-emphasis section.
- the measured OSNR value “OSNR 1 _M” of each of the channels 1 - 4 is estimated by way of extrapolation.
- OSNR 1 _M the measured OSNR value “OSNR 1 _M” of each of the channels 1 - 4 is estimated by way of extrapolation.
- the optical signal power level of channel 2 “Power 1 _ 2 ” for this first pre-emphasis section is measured.
- out-of-band ASE noise levels at a left shoulder portion “ASE 1 _L” and at a right shoulder portion “ASE 1 _R” of the optical signal of channel 2 are measured.
- the measured OSNR value of channel 2 “OSNR 1 _M_ 2 ” for this first pre-emphasis section is then estimated using equation (1), in which the expression “0.5 * (ASE 1 _L+ASE 1 _R)” represents the extrapolated in-band ASE 1 noise level of channel 2 . It is noted that the measured OSNR values of channels 1 , 3 , and 4 at the pre-emphasis device 314 may be estimated in a similar manner.
- this first pre-emphasis technique is completed by adjusting the pre-emphasis attenuation or gain of the respective channels 1 - 4 by way of the VOAs 308 . 1 - 308 . 4 based on the measured OSNR 1 _M values of channels 1 - 4 to achieve the designated OSNR 1 _D values of channels 1 - 4 at the pre-emphasis device 314 .
- the second pre-emphasis technique is performed at the pre-emphasis device 314 to estimate designated OSNR values at the receiver end 306 .
- the diagram of FIG. 4 shows the exemplary waveforms of component channels 1 - 4 at the device 314 output, and at the Rx 1 -Rx 4 inputs.
- the out-of-band ASE noise “ASE 1 _L” and “ASE 1 _R” may be modified by dispersion components such as the optical de-multiplexor 316 and the optical multiplexor 320 included in the pre-emphasis device 314 , conventional techniques generally cannot be employed to measure the OSNR values of the channels 1 - 4 at the receiver end 306 .
- OSNR 2 _D the designated OSNR value “OSNR 2 _D” of each of the channels 1 - 4 is estimated using equation (2). Accordingly, output power levels “Power 2 _N_OA(I)” of the respective optical amplifiers 304 . 4 - 304 . 6 are measured by an optical spectrum analyzer, while output power levels “Power 2 _D_OA(I)” of the respective optical amplifiers 304 . 4 - 304 . 6 are designated to reduce the total power requirements of this second pre-emphasis section.
- the measured OSNR value “OSNR 2 _M” of each of the channels 1 - 4 at the pre-emphasis device 314 is estimated.
- OSNR 2 _M the measured OSNR value “OSNR 2 _M” of each of the channels 1 - 4 at the pre-emphasis device 314 is estimated.
- OSNR value of channel 2 out-of-band ASE reference noise levels at a left shoulder portion “ASE 2 _REF_L” and at a right shoulder portion “ASE 2 _REF_R” of the optical signal of channel 2 at the device 314 output are measured.
- the ASE 2 _REF_L and ASE 2 _REF_R noise levels may be located by searching for minimum ASE noise levels within predetermined wavelength ranges of the optical signal. For example, for 100 GHz channel spacing and a central channel wavelength of ⁇ c , a suitable predetermined wavelength range for ASE 2 _REF_L is
- out-of-band ASE noise levels at a left shoulder portion “ASE 2 _MEAS_L” and at a right shoulder portion “ASE 2 _MEAS_R” of the optical signal of channel 2 at the Rx 1 -Rx 4 inputs are measured.
- Corresponding actual out-of-band ASE noise levels “ASE 2 _ACT_L” and “ASE 2 _ACT_R” for this second pre-emphasis section are then estimated using the following equations:
- ASE2_ACT_L_LINEAR ASE2_MEAS_L_LINEAR ⁇ ASE2_REF_L_LINEAR (5)
- ASE2_ACT_R_LINEAR ASE2_MEAS_R_LINEAR ⁇ ASE2_REF_R_LINEAR. (6)
- ASE2_ACT_LINEAR 10 [0.5 * (ASE2_L_2+ASE2_R_2)/10]. (7)
- An actual in-band ASE 1 noise of channel 2 for the first pre-emphasis section is then estimated based on the measured optical signal power level (Power 1 _ 2 ) and the measured OSNR value (OSNR 1 _M_ 2 ) using the following equation:
- ASE1_ACT Power1_2 ⁇ OSNR1_M_2.
- equation (8) is converted into linear form as follows,
- ASE1_ACT_LINEAR 10 [0.5 * (ASE1_L_2+ASE1_R_2)/10].
- the optical signal power level of channel 2 “Power 2 _ 2 ” for this second pre-emphasis section is measured.
- the total measured OSNR value at the receiver end 306 for channel 2 is then estimated using the following equation:
- OSNR(TOTAL)_M_2 Power2_2 ⁇ 10*LOG(ASE_LINEAR). (11 a )
- this value can be estimated through OSNR measurement using the following equation:
- OSNR(TOTAL)_M_2 ⁇ 10*LOG(1/OSNR1_ACT_2_LINEAR+1/OSNR2_ACT_2_LINEAR), (11 b )
- OSNR 1 _ACT_ 2 and OSNR 2 _ACT_ 2 are the OSNR values at channel 2 from the first pre-emphasis section and from the second pre-emphasis section, respectively. It is noted that the total measured OSNR values of channels 1 , 3 , and 4 at the receiver end 306 may be estimated in a similar manner.
- this second pre-emphasis technique is completed by adjusting the pre-emphasis attenuation or gain of the respective channels 1 - 4 by way of the VOAs 318 . 1 - 318 . 4 based on the measured OSNR(TOTAL)_M values of channels 1 - 4 to achieve the designated OSNR 2 _D values of channels 1 - 4 at the receiver end 306 .
- FIG. 5 depicts a diagram including exemplary waveforms at the inputs of the optical receivers Rx 1 -Rx 4 (see FIG. 3).
- the exemplary waveforms illustrate an OSNR measurement technique including alternately turning channel power “on” and “off”, which may be used in conjunction with the above-described multiple pre-emphases technique comprising the first and second pre-emphasis techniques.
- the diagram of FIG. 5 shows the exemplary waveforms of component channels 1 - 4 at the Rx 1 -Rx 4 inputs with optical power for all channels turned-on, and with the optical power for channel 2 turned-off.
- This OSNR measurement technique is based on the concept that once the total input power provided to each of the optical amplifiers 304 . 1 - 304 . 6 is set within a suitable range to maintain a desired gain, the ASE noise levels of the respective optical amplifiers are dependent only on those desired gains and are independent of both the individual channel power and the total channel power.
- the optical signal power levels of the channels 1 - 4 at the receiver end 306 are measured, and then the power levels of corresponding ASE noise of the channels 1 - 4 are measured after turning the optical signal power for the respective channels “off”.
- the diagram of FIG. 5 shows the optical spectrum of channel 2 with the optical signal power “Power_ 2 ” turned-on, and with Power_ 2 turned-off to reveal the corresponding ASE noise “Power_ASE_ 2 ”.
- the OSNR(TOTAL)_M value for channel 2 can then be calculated using the following equation:
- OSNR(TOTAL)_M_2 Power_2 ⁇ Power_ASE_2. (12)
- this OSNR measurement can be performed using an optical spectrum analyzer. Further, this OSNR measurement technique may be employed with optical transmission systems that comprise Optical Add-Drop Nodes (OADNs), which generally complicate out-of-band ASE noise level measurements.
- OADNs Optical Add-Drop Nodes
- OSNR measurements can be performed by monitoring channel powers at each amplifier input, such as by dithering the optical transmitters Tx 1 -TxN (see FIG. 3).
- the optical transmitters Tx 1 -TxN may be dithered using dither signals with distinct frequencies or the same frequencies.
- the dither frequencies may be high enough to avoid interference with the modulated optical signals and low enough to avoid cross-modulation of the optical amplifiers 304 . 1 - 304 . 6 , which typically have low response bandwidths.
- the dither signal may be detected using a photo-detector and suitable digital signal processing.
- the detected dither signals may then be used to estimate the optical power of the channels 1 -N.
- the OSNR value for each channel “K” can be calculated using the following equation:
- OSNR_K 58+10*LOG[1/( ⁇ I NF_I/P_in_I_K)], (13)
- NF_I is the Noise Figure (NF) at optical amplifier “I”
- P_in_I_K is the optical input power of channel “K” at optical amplifier “I”.
- the multiple pre-emphases technique is completed by adjusting the pre-emphasis attenuation or gain of the respective channels 1 -N based on the measured OSNR values (OSNR_M) to achieve the designated OSNR values (OSNR_D) of the channels 1 -N at the end of each pre-emphasis section.
- OSNR_M measured OSNR values
- OSNR_D designated OSNR values
- the OSNR values of the channels 1 -N at each pre-emphasis section can be balanced by measuring the OSNR_M value at each channel to be pre-emphasized.
- the optical output power of the channel is adjusted according to the following equation:
- FIG. 6 depicts a block diagram of an alternative embodiment 600 of the DWDM optical transmission system 300 (see FIG. 3).
- the DWDM optical transmission system 600 is capable of automatically performing the above-described multiple pre-emphases technique.
- the DWDM optical transmission system 600 includes a transmitter end 602 , a receiver end 606 , and a plurality of pre-emphasis devices 614 . 1 - 614 . 2 serially coupled between the transmitter and receiver ends 602 and 606 .
- at least one optical amplifier 604 . 1 is coupled between the transmitter end 602 and the pre-emphasis device 614 . 1 to form a pre-emphasis section I, at least one optical amplifier 604 .
- pre-emphasis device 614 . 1 is coupled between the pre-emphasis device 614 . 1 and the pre-emphasis device 614 . 2 to form a pre-emphasis section II
- at least one optical amplifier 604 . 3 is coupled between the pre-emphasis device 614 . 2 and the receiver end 606 to form a pre-emphasis section III.
- pre-emphasis devices 614 . 1 - 614 . 2 are depicted as respective OEQNs. However, it should be understood that the pre-emphasis devices 614 . 1 - 614 . 2 may comprise any other suitable device capable of performing the multiple pre-emphases technique disclosed herein.
- the DWDM optical transmission system 600 further includes a Network Management System (NMS) 622 , which is configured to control the performance of the above-described multiple pre-emphases technique.
- the NMS 622 includes at least one memory such as ROM and/or RAM for storing operating systems and application software modules, and at least one processor for executing applications for controlling the performance of three (3) pre-emphasis techniques.
- the NMS 622 may control the three (3) pre-emphasis techniques for sequentially achieving designated OSNR values at each of the pre-emphasis sections I-III by suitably adjusting optical channel power levels at the pre-emphasis device 614 . 1 , at the pre-emphasis device 614 . 2 , or at the transmitter end 602 .
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- This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/219,830 filed Jul. 21, 2000 entitled METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTENDING FIBER TRANSMISSION DISTANCE WITH MULTIPLE PRE-EMPHASES IN OPTICALLY AMPLIFIED DWDM SYSTEM.
- This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/261,564 filed Jan. 12, 2001 entitled A SYSTEM AND METHOD OF POWER EQUALIZATION AND DISPERSION COMPENSATION IN FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS.
- The present invention relates generally to the field of optical transmission systems, and more specifically to a dense wavelength division multiplexed optical transmission system providing enhanced control of end-to-end channel performance to extend fiber transmission distance.
- Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed (DWDM) optical transmission systems have been widely deployed in optical networks to increase network speed and capacity. A conventional DWDM optical transmission system comprises a plurality of optical transmitters configured to transmit respective channels of information at different wavelengths, an optical multiplexor configured to combine the respective channels into a multi-wavelength optical signal for transmission on a single transmission fiber, a plurality of serially connected optical amplifiers configured as repeaters to amplify the multi-wavelength optical signal at intervals along a transmission path, an optical de-multiplexor configured to separate the multi-wavelength optical signal into its component channels, and a plurality of optical receivers configured to receive and detect the information carried by the respective channels.
- One drawback of the conventional DWDM optical transmission system is that the optical amplifiers disposed along the transmission path typically have wavelength dependent gain and noise profiles, which can cause unequal channel performance. For example, the performance of the channels in the conventional DWDM optical transmission system may be characterized by associated Optical Signal-to-Noise Ratio (OSNR) values. Further, because of the wavelength dependent gain and noise profiles of the optical amplifiers, the OSNR values associated with the channels may not be equal to one another at the receiver end of the transmission path even though the channels may have the same optical power levels at the transmitter end of the path.
- One approach to compensating for such unequal channel performance in the conventional DWDM optical transmission system is to perform a pre-emphasis technique at the transmitter end of the transmission path. For example, the OSNR values of the respective channels may be monitored at the receiver end of the transmission path by a measurement device such as an optical spectrum analyzer, and the pre-emphasis attenuation or gain of the respective channels may be adjusted by varying the optical power levels at the transmitter end of the path based on the measured OSNR values to achieve designated OSNR values at the receiver end of the path.
- However, performing such pre-emphasis techniques at the transmitter end of the transmission path to compensate for unequal channel performance at the receiver end of the path has its own drawbacks. For example, pre-emphasis techniques that raise optical power levels of selected channels at the transmitter end of the transmission path may increase power levels at the optical amplifier outputs, which may in turn increase the total power requirements of the optical transmission system. Having high power levels in some channels may also introduce transmission impairment due to fiber non-linearity, especially for channel bit rates of 10 Gbit/s or more. Therefore, such pre-emphasis techniques are typically only used to compensate for unequal channel performance over a limited fiber transmission distance.
- Another approach to equalizing channel performance in the conventional DWDM optical transmission system, which may be used in conjunction with the above-mentioned pre-emphasis technique, is to terminate and regenerate the multi-wavelength optical signal on the transmission path. However, this approach also has drawbacks in that such optical signal termination/regeneration typically requires optical-to-electrical and electrical-to-optical conversions, which are very costly and usually must be performed at regular intervals along the transmission path.
- It would therefore be desirable to have a DWDM optical transmission system that compensates for unequal channel performance. Such a DWDM optical transmission system would be capable of compensating for unequal channel performance over an extended fiber transmission distance, thereby reducing the need for terminating and regenerating multi-wavelength optical signals on an optical transmission path.
- In accordance with the present invention, a Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed (DWDM) optical transmission system is provided that compensates for unequal channel performance over an extended fiber transmission distance. The presently disclosed invention achieves such benefits by way of a multiple pre-emphases technique that provides enhanced control of the channel performance from a transmitter end to a receiver end of an optical transmission path.
- In one embodiment, the DWDM optical transmission system includes a plurality of optical transmitters at a transmitter end of a transmission path configured to transmit respective channels of information at different wavelengths, a first pre-emphasis device configured to perform a first pre-emphasis technique on the respective channels, an optical multiplexor configured to combine the respective channels into a multi-wavelength optical signal for transmission on a single transmission fiber, at least one optical amplifier configured to amplify the multi-wavelength optical signal along the path, at least one second pre-emphasis device disposed along the path and configured to perform a second pre-emphasis technique on the respective channels, an optical de-multiplexor configured to separate the multi-wavelength optical signal into its component channels, and a plurality of optical receivers at a receiver end of the path configured to receive and detect the information carried by the respective channels.
- The first pre-emphasis technique performed by the first pre-emphasis device includes measuring a first plurality of Optical Signal-to-Noise Ratio (OSNR) values of the respective channels at an output of the second pre-emphasis device, and adjusting pre-emphasis attenuation and gain of the respective channels based on the first measured OSNR values to achieve a first plurality of designated OSNR values of the respective channels at the second pre-emphasis device output. In the first pre-emphasis technique, the OSNR values of the respective channels are measured by a measurement device such as an optical spectrum analyzer.
- The second pre-emphasis technique performed by the second pre-emphasis device includes measuring a second plurality of OSNR values of the respective channels at the receiver end of the transmission path, and adjusting pre-emphasis attenuation and gain of the respective channels based on the second measured OSNR values to achieve a second plurality of designated OSNR values of the respective channels at the receiver end of the path.
- In the second pre-emphasis technique, the OSNR values of the respective channels are measured by one of a plurality of possible OSNR measurement techniques. Each OSNR measurement technique takes into account Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ASE) noise at the output of the second pre-emphasis device, which may have been modified by dispersion components included in the second pre-emphasis device. A first OSNR measurement technique includes measuring out-of-band ASE noise levels of the respective channels at the second pre-emphasis device output, and estimating actual ASE noise levels of the respective channels using the measured out-of-band ASE noise. A second OSNR measurement technique includes measuring in-band ASE noise levels of the respective channels at the second pre-emphasis device output by alternately turning optical signal power “on” and “off”. A third OSNR measurement technique includes measuring optical signal power levels of the respective channels at the second pre-emphasis device output by dithering optical signal carriers, and estimating OSNR values at the respective channels using the measured optical signal power.
- By employing a plurality of pre-emphasis devices to perform a multiple pre-emphases technique on the respective channels of information, the DWDM optical transmission system compensates for unequal channel performance while reducing the need for terminating and regenerating the multi-wavelength optical signal on the optical transmission path.
- Other features, functions, and aspects of the invention will be evident from the Detailed Description of the Invention that follows.
- The invention will be more fully understood with reference to the following Detailed Description of the Invention in conjunction with the drawings of which:
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram depicting a conventional DWDM optical transmission system capable of performing a single pre-emphasis technique;
- FIG. 2 is a diagram depicting exemplary optical waveforms at transmitter and receiver ends of the conventional DWDM optical transmission system of FIG. 1, the exemplary waveforms illustrating an OSNR estimation technique employing extrapolation;
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram depicting a DWDM optical transmission system capable of performing a multiple pre-emphases technique according to the present invention;
- FIG. 4 is a diagram depicting exemplary optical waveforms at a transmitter end, a pre-emphasis device, and a receiver end of the DWDM optical transmission system of FIG. 3, the exemplary waveforms illustrating an OSNR estimation technique employing out-of-band ASE noise level measurements;
- FIG. 5 is a diagram depicting exemplary optical waveforms at a receiver end of the DWDM optical transmission system of FIG. 3, the exemplary waveforms illustrating an OSNR measurement technique that includes alternately turning channel power “on” and “off”; and
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram depicting an alternative embodiment of the DWDM optical transmission system of FIG. 3 capable of performing an automatic multiple pre-emphases technique.
- The entire disclosure of U.S. Provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/219,830 filed Jul. 21, 2000 is incorporated herein by reference.
- The entire disclosure of U.S. Provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/261,564 filed Jan. 12, 2001 is incorporated herein by reference.
- A Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed (DWDM) optical transmission system is disclosed that is capable of compensating for unequal channel performance over an extended fiber transmission distance. The presently disclosed DWDM optical transmission system achieves such compensation by performing a multiple pre-emphases technique to provide enhanced control of end-to-end channel performance.
- FIG. 1 depicts a block diagram of a conventional DWDM
optical transmission system 100 that includes a plurality of optical amplifiers 104.1-104.4 serially coupled along a transmission path between atransmitter end 102 and areceiver end 106. - Specifically, the
transmitter end 102 includes a plurality of optical transmitters Tx1-TxN configured to transmit respective channels of information, in which the respective channels are at different wavelengths λ1-λN. Thetransmitter end 102 also includes a plurality of Variable Optical Attenuators (VOAs) 108.1-108.N configured to receive the respective channels and reduce optical power gain across at least a portion of the channels. For example, the optical transmitters Tx1-TxN may have produced non-uniform optical power gains across the channels at wavelengths near an edge of the available optical transmission spectrum. Accordingly, the VOAs 108.1-108.N receive the respective channels and reduce these non-uniform optical power gains to a uniform level. - The
transmitter end 102 further includes anoptical multiplexor 110 configured to receive the respective channels having uniform optical power gains and combine the respective channels into a multi-wavelength optical signal for transmission on a single transmission fiber. The optical amplifiers 104.1-104.4 are configured as repeaters to amplify the multi-wavelength optical signal at intervals along the transmission path. - The
receiver end 106 includes anoptical demultiplexor 112 configured to separate the multi-wavelength optical signal into its component channels, and a plurality of optical receivers Rx1-RxN configured to receive and detect the information carried by the respective channels. - Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that channel performance in optically amplified DWDM transmission systems can be characterized by Optical Signal-to-Noise Ratio (OSNR) values associated with the respective channels. It is noted that OSNR is defined herein as the difference between the optical signal power and the power of corresponding Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ASE) noise within a predetermined bandwidth, e.g., 0.1 nm, of the optical signal.
- The optical amplifiers104.1-104.4 disposed along the transmission path typically have wavelength dependent gain and noise profiles that can cause unequal channel performance at the
receiver end 106. In order to compensate for such unequal performance across the channels, the conventional DWDMoptical transmission system 100 typically performs a single pre-emphasis technique at thetransmission end 102 of the transmission path. - For example, the single pre-emphasis technique may include estimating OSNR values of the respective channels at the
receiver end 106, and adjusting the pre-emphasis attenuation or gain of the respective channels by way of the VOAs 108.1-108.N based on the estimated OSNR values to achieve designated OSNR values at thereceiver end 106. - FIG. 2 depicts a diagram including exemplary optical waveforms at outputs of the optical transmitters Tx1-Tx4 and at the inputs of the optical receivers Rx1-Rx4. The exemplary waveforms of FIG. 2 illustrate an OSNR estimation technique employing extrapolation, which may be used with the above-described conventional single pre-emphasis technique.
- Specifically, the diagram of FIG. 2 shows the exemplary waveforms at the Tx1-Tx4 outputs having non-uniform optical power gains. For example, the optical transmitters Tx1-Tx4 may produce the non-uniform power gains across the channels 1-4. Further, the VOAs 108.1-108.4 may subsequently receive the channels 1-4 and reduce the non-uniform power gains to a uniform level. The diagram also shows the exemplary waveforms at the Rx1-Rx4 inputs. Because the optical amplifiers 104.1-104.4 may have wavelength dependent gain and noise profiles, the diagram of FIG. 2 shows a non-flat ASE noise floor across the channels 1-4 at the Rx1-Rx4 inputs.
- Even though the ASE noise floor across the channels1-4 at the
receiver end 106 is non-flat, particularly acrosschannel 2, OSNR values of the respective channels 1-4 can be estimated by way of extrapolation. These estimated OSNR values may then be used in the conventional single pre-emphasis technique to compensate for the unequal channel performance. - For example, to estimate the OSNR value of
channel 2, the optical signal power level ofchannel 2 “Power_2” is measured. Next, the ASE noise level at a left shoulder portion “ASE_L_2” and at a right shoulder portion “ASE_R_2” of the optical signal ofchannel 2 are measured. The OSNR value ofchannel 2 “OSNR_2” is then estimated using the following equation: - OSNR_2=Power_2−0.5 * (ASE_L_2+ASE_R_2), (1)
- in which the expression “0.5 * (ASE_L_2+ASE_R_2)” represents the extrapolated in-band ASE noise level of
channel 2. The OSNR values ofchannels - It is noted that the single pre-emphasis technique performed by the conventional DWDM
optical transmission system 100 is typically only employed to compensate for unequal channel performance over a limited fiber transmission distance. - FIG. 3 depicts a block diagram of a DWDM
optical transmission system 300 capable of performing a multiple pre-emphases technique, in accordance with the present invention. The multiple pre-emphases technique performed by the DWDMoptical transmission system 300 may be employed to compensate for unequal channel performance over an extended fiber transmission distance. - In the illustrated embodiment, the DWDM
optical transmission system 300 includes a first plurality of optical amplifiers 304.1-304.3 serially coupled along a transmission path between atransmitter end 302 and apre-emphasis device 314, and a second plurality of optical amplifiers 304.4-304.6 serially coupled along the path between thepre-emphasis device 314 and areceiver end 306. It is noted that the DWDMoptical transmission system 300 performs the multiple pre-emphases technique by performing a first pre-emphasis technique at thetransmitter end 302 and a second pre-emphasis technique at thepre-emphasis device 314. Further, although the DWDMoptical transmission system 300 includes thesingle pre-emphasis device 314, it should be understood that thesystem 300 may alternatively include a plurality of such pre-emphasis devices to compensate for unequal channel performance over a desired fiber transmission distance. - Specifically, the
transmitter end 302 includes a plurality of optical transmitters Tx1-TxN configured to transmit respective channels 1-N of information at different wavelengths λ1-λN, and a plurality of VOAs 308.1-308.N configured to receive the respective channels 1-N and reduce non-uniform optical power gains across the channels 1-N to a uniform level. Thetransmitter end 302 further includes anoptical multiplexor 310 configured to receive the respective channels 1-N and combine the channels 1-N into a multi-wavelength optical signal for transmission on a single transmission fiber. The optical amplifiers 304.1-304.6 are configured as repeaters to amplify the multi-wavelength optical signal at intervals along the transmission path. For example, the optical amplifiers 304.1-304.6 may comprise respective Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifiers (EDFAs), and the single transmission fiber may comprise a single mode optical transmission fiber. - The
receiver end 306 includes anoptical demultiplexor 312 configured to separate the multi-wavelength optical signal into its component channels 1N, and a plurality of optical receivers Rx1-RxN configured to receive and detect the information carried by the channels 1-N. - As described above, the DWDM
optical transmission system 300 includes thepre-emphasis device 314. In the illustrated embodiment, the pre-emphasis device comprises an Optical Equalization Node (OEQN) such as the OEQN apparatus described in the above-referenced U.S. Provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/261,564 filed Jan. 12, 2001. However, it should be understood that thepre-emphasis device 314 may alternatively comprise a Dynamical Gain Flatness Filter (DGFF) or any other suitable device capable of performing the multiple pre-emphases technique disclosed herein. - Specifically, the
pre-emphasis device 314 includes an optical de-multiplexor 316 configured to separate the multi-wavelength optical signal provided by the optical amplifier 304.3 into its component channels 1-N, a plurality of VOAs configured to reduce non-uniform optical power gains across the channels 1-N, and anoptical multiplexor 320 configured to combine the channels 1-N back into a multi-wavelength optical signal for further transmission on the single transmission fiber. - It is noted that the optical amplifiers304.1-304.6 may have wavelength dependent gain and noise profiles that can cause unequal performance across the channels 1-N. The above-mentioned multiple pre-emphases technique comprising the first and second pre-emphasis techniques performed at the
transmitter end 302 and by thepre-emphasis device 314, respectively, may be employed to compensate for such unequal channel performance over an extended fiber transmission distance. - Specifically, the first pre-emphasis technique is employed to compensate for unequal channel performance occurring between the
transmitter end 302 and thepre-emphasis device 314. As a result, each of the component channels 1-N at an output of thepre-emphasis device 314 has a designated OSNR value. Further, the second pre-emphasis technique is employed to compensate for unequal channel performance occurring between thepre-emphasis device 314 and thereceiver end 306. As a result, each of the component channels 1-N at outputs of thereceiver end 306 has a designated OSNR value. - In the illustrated embodiment, both designated and measured output power levels of the optical amplifiers304.1-304.6 are employed to estimate the designated OSNR values for the optical transmission system. Further, during the estimation of the designated OSNR values, the optical amplifiers 304.1-304.6 are preferably operated under a constant gain control mode to simplify system provisioning and channel turn-up procedures.
- The designated OSNR value “OSNR_D” of each of the channels1-N is generally pre-determined in the design and is dependent on the channel power and the total power requirements. In the event the OSNR_D is not predetermined, it can be estimated using the following equation:
- OSNR_D=OSNR_M+min[Power_D_OA(I)—Power_M_OA(I)], (2)
- in which “OSNR_M” is the measured OSNR value of the channel in a particular pre-emphasis section of the transmission path, “Power D_OA(I)” is the designated output power level of the Ith optical amplifier in that pre-emphasis section, and “Power_M_OA(I)” is the measured output power level of the Ith optical amplifier in that pre-emphasis section. It is noted that in the illustrated embodiment, the index “I” ranges from 1 to 3. Accordingly, the expression “min[Power_D_OA(I)—Power_M_OA(I)]” represents the minimum of the differences between the designated output power level and the measured output power level of the respective optical amplifiers in that pre-emphasis section.
- FIG. 4 depicts a diagram including exemplary waveforms at outputs of the optical transmitters Tx1-Tx4, at inputs and outputs of the
pre-emphasis device 314, and at inputs of the optical receivers Rx1-Rx4 (see FIG. 3). The exemplary waveforms illustrate an OSNR estimation technique employing out-of-band ASE noise level measurements, which may be used in conjunction with the above-mentioned first and second pre-emphasis techniques. - Specifically, the diagram of FIG. 4 shows the exemplary waveforms of component channels1-4 at the Tx1-Tx4 outputs having non-uniform optical power gains, and at the
device 314 input. Because the optical amplifiers 304.1-304.3 may have wavelength dependent gain and noise profiles, the diagram of FIG. 4 shows a non-flat ASE noise floor across the component channels 1-4 at thedevice 314 input. - The first pre-emphasis technique is performed at the
transmitter end 302 to estimate designated OSNR values at thepre-emphasis device 314. As described above, the designated OSNR value “OSNR1_D” of each of the channels 1-4 is estimated using equation (2). Accordingly, the output power levels “Power1_M_OA(I)” of the respective optical amplifiers 304.1-304.3 are measured by a measurement device such as an optical spectrum analyzer, while the output power levels “Power1_D_OA(I)” of the respective optical amplifiers 304.1-304.3 are designated to reduce the total power requirements of this first pre-emphasis section. - Further, the measured OSNR value “OSNR1_M” of each of the channels 1-4 is estimated by way of extrapolation. For example, to estimate the OSNR value of
channel 2, the optical signal power level ofchannel 2 “Power1_2” for this first pre-emphasis section is measured. Next, out-of-band ASE noise levels at a left shoulder portion “ASE1_L” and at a right shoulder portion “ASE1_R” of the optical signal ofchannel 2 are measured. The measured OSNR value ofchannel 2 “OSNR1_M_2” for this first pre-emphasis section is then estimated using equation (1), in which the expression “0.5 * (ASE1_L+ASE1_R)” represents the extrapolated in-band ASE1 noise level ofchannel 2. It is noted that the measured OSNR values ofchannels pre-emphasis device 314 may be estimated in a similar manner. - Accordingly, this first pre-emphasis technique is completed by adjusting the pre-emphasis attenuation or gain of the respective channels1-4 by way of the VOAs 308.1-308.4 based on the measured OSNR1_M values of channels 1-4 to achieve the designated OSNR1_D values of channels 1-4 at the
pre-emphasis device 314. - Next, the second pre-emphasis technique is performed at the
pre-emphasis device 314 to estimate designated OSNR values at thereceiver end 306. Specifically, the diagram of FIG. 4 shows the exemplary waveforms of component channels 1-4 at thedevice 314 output, and at the Rx1-Rx4 inputs. Because the out-of-band ASE noise “ASE1_L” and “ASE1_R” may be modified by dispersion components such as theoptical de-multiplexor 316 and theoptical multiplexor 320 included in thepre-emphasis device 314, conventional techniques generally cannot be employed to measure the OSNR values of the channels 1-4 at thereceiver end 306. - Again, the designated OSNR value “OSNR2_D” of each of the channels 1-4 is estimated using equation (2). Accordingly, output power levels “Power2_N_OA(I)” of the respective optical amplifiers 304.4-304.6 are measured by an optical spectrum analyzer, while output power levels “Power2_D_OA(I)” of the respective optical amplifiers 304.4-304.6 are designated to reduce the total power requirements of this second pre-emphasis section.
- Next, the measured OSNR value “OSNR2_M” of each of the channels 1-4 at the
pre-emphasis device 314 is estimated. For example, to estimate the OSNR value ofchannel 2, out-of-band ASE reference noise levels at a left shoulder portion “ASE2_REF_L” and at a right shoulder portion “ASE2_REF_R” of the optical signal ofchannel 2 at thedevice 314 output are measured. - Specifically, the ASE2_REF_L and ASE2_REF_R noise levels may be located by searching for minimum ASE noise levels within predetermined wavelength ranges of the optical signal. For example, for 100 GHz channel spacing and a central channel wavelength of λc, a suitable predetermined wavelength range for ASE2_REF_L is
- [(λc−0.5)nm, (λc−0.3)nm], (3)
- and a suitable predetermined wavelength range for ASE2_REF_R is
- [(λc+0.3)nm, (λc+0.5)nm]. (4)
- Next, out-of-band ASE noise levels at a left shoulder portion “ASE2_MEAS_L” and at a right shoulder portion “ASE2_MEAS_R” of the optical signal of
channel 2 at the Rx1-Rx4 inputs are measured. Corresponding actual out-of-band ASE noise levels “ASE2_ACT_L” and “ASE2_ACT_R” for this second pre-emphasis section are then estimated using the following equations: - ASE2_ACT_L_LINEAR=ASE2_MEAS_L_LINEAR−ASE2_REF_L_LINEAR (5)
- ASE2_ACT_R_LINEAR=ASE2_MEAS_R_LINEAR−ASE2_REF_R_LINEAR. (6)
- It is noted that names of parameters in linear format include the “LINEAR” suffix, as shown in equations (5) and (6) (see also equations (7)-(11) below). Parameters that are not in linear format are in logarithmic format.
- Next, an in-band ASE2 noise level of
channel 2 for this second pre-emphasis section is calculated using the following equation: - An actual in-band ASE1 noise of
channel 2 for the first pre-emphasis section is then estimated based on the measured optical signal power level (Power1_2) and the measured OSNR value (OSNR1_M_2) using the following equation: - ASE1_ACT=Power1_2−OSNR1_M_2. (8)
- Next, equation (8) is converted into linear form as follows,
- The total ASE noise level at the
receiver end 306 of the DWDM optical transmission system 300 (see FIG. 3) forchannel 2 is then calculated using the following equation: - ASE_LINEAR=ASE1_LINEAR+ASE2_LINEAR, (10)
- in which “ASE1” and “ASE2” are determined using equations (7) and (9), as indicated above.
- Next, the optical signal power level of
channel 2 “Power2_2” for this second pre-emphasis section is measured. The total measured OSNR value at thereceiver end 306 forchannel 2 is then estimated using the following equation: - OSNR(TOTAL)_M_2=Power2_2−10*LOG(ASE_LINEAR). (11a)
- Alternatively, this value can be estimated through OSNR measurement using the following equation:
- OSNR(TOTAL)_M_2=−10*LOG(1/
OSNR1_ACT_2_LINEAR+ 1/OSNR2_ACT_2_LINEAR), (11b) - in which OSNR1_ACT_2 and OSNR2_ACT_2 are the OSNR values at
channel 2 from the first pre-emphasis section and from the second pre-emphasis section, respectively. It is noted that the total measured OSNR values ofchannels receiver end 306 may be estimated in a similar manner. - Accordingly, this second pre-emphasis technique is completed by adjusting the pre-emphasis attenuation or gain of the respective channels1-4 by way of the VOAs 318.1-318.4 based on the measured OSNR(TOTAL)_M values of channels 1-4 to achieve the designated OSNR2_D values of channels 1-4 at the
receiver end 306. - FIG. 5 depicts a diagram including exemplary waveforms at the inputs of the optical receivers Rx1-Rx4 (see FIG. 3). The exemplary waveforms illustrate an OSNR measurement technique including alternately turning channel power “on” and “off”, which may be used in conjunction with the above-described multiple pre-emphases technique comprising the first and second pre-emphasis techniques. Specifically, the diagram of FIG. 5 shows the exemplary waveforms of component channels 1-4 at the Rx1-Rx4 inputs with optical power for all channels turned-on, and with the optical power for
channel 2 turned-off. - This OSNR measurement technique is based on the concept that once the total input power provided to each of the optical amplifiers304.1-304.6 is set within a suitable range to maintain a desired gain, the ASE noise levels of the respective optical amplifiers are dependent only on those desired gains and are independent of both the individual channel power and the total channel power.
- Accordingly, in order to measure the total OSNR value at the
receiver end 306, the optical signal power levels of the channels 1-4 at thereceiver end 306 are measured, and then the power levels of corresponding ASE noise of the channels 1-4 are measured after turning the optical signal power for the respective channels “off”. For example, the diagram of FIG. 5 shows the optical spectrum ofchannel 2 with the optical signal power “Power_2” turned-on, and with Power_2 turned-off to reveal the corresponding ASE noise “Power_ASE_2”. The OSNR(TOTAL)_M value forchannel 2 can then be calculated using the following equation: - OSNR(TOTAL)_M_2=Power_2−Power_ASE_2. (12)
- It is noted that this OSNR measurement can be performed using an optical spectrum analyzer. Further, this OSNR measurement technique may be employed with optical transmission systems that comprise Optical Add-Drop Nodes (OADNs), which generally complicate out-of-band ASE noise level measurements.
- It is also noted that such OSNR measurements can be performed by monitoring channel powers at each amplifier input, such as by dithering the optical transmitters Tx1-TxN (see FIG. 3). For example, the optical transmitters Tx1-TxN may be dithered using dither signals with distinct frequencies or the same frequencies. Further, the dither frequencies may be high enough to avoid interference with the modulated optical signals and low enough to avoid cross-modulation of the optical amplifiers 304.1-304.6, which typically have low response bandwidths.
- Moreover, at each of the optical amplifiers304.1-304.6, the dither signal may be detected using a photo-detector and suitable digital signal processing. The detected dither signals may then be used to estimate the optical power of the channels 1-N. Next, the OSNR value for each channel “K” can be calculated using the following equation:
- OSNR_K=58+10*LOG[1/(ΕINF_I/P_in_I_K)], (13)
- in which “NF_I” is the Noise Figure (NF) at optical amplifier “I”, and “P_in_I_K” is the optical input power of channel “K” at optical amplifier “I”.
- As described above, the multiple pre-emphases technique is completed by adjusting the pre-emphasis attenuation or gain of the respective channels1-N based on the measured OSNR values (OSNR_M) to achieve the designated OSNR values (OSNR_D) of the channels 1-N at the end of each pre-emphasis section. Specifically, the OSNR values of the channels 1-N at each pre-emphasis section can be balanced by measuring the OSNR_M value at each channel to be pre-emphasized. Next, in the event the OSNR_M value is not within the range “OSNR_D+TOL”, e.g., TOL=0.5 dB, the optical output power of the channel is adjusted according to the following equation:
- ChannelPower_Adj (dB)=OSNR_M−OSNR_D. (14)
- The channel optical output power is then adjusted until the OSNR_M is within the range “OSNR_D+TOL”.
- FIG. 6 depicts a block diagram of an
alternative embodiment 600 of the DWDM optical transmission system 300 (see FIG. 3). The DWDMoptical transmission system 600 is capable of automatically performing the above-described multiple pre-emphases technique. In the illustrated embodiment, the DWDMoptical transmission system 600 includes atransmitter end 602, areceiver end 606, and a plurality of pre-emphasis devices 614.1-614.2 serially coupled between the transmitter and receiver ends 602 and 606. Further, at least one optical amplifier 604.1 is coupled between thetransmitter end 602 and the pre-emphasis device 614.1 to form a pre-emphasis section I, at least one optical amplifier 604.2 is coupled between the pre-emphasis device 614.1 and the pre-emphasis device 614.2 to form a pre-emphasis section II, and at least one optical amplifier 604.3 is coupled between the pre-emphasis device 614.2 and thereceiver end 606 to form a pre-emphasis section III. - It is noted that the pre-emphasis devices614.1-614.2 are depicted as respective OEQNs. However, it should be understood that the pre-emphasis devices 614.1-614.2 may comprise any other suitable device capable of performing the multiple pre-emphases technique disclosed herein.
- The DWDM
optical transmission system 600 further includes a Network Management System (NMS) 622, which is configured to control the performance of the above-described multiple pre-emphases technique. Specifically, theNMS 622 includes at least one memory such as ROM and/or RAM for storing operating systems and application software modules, and at least one processor for executing applications for controlling the performance of three (3) pre-emphasis techniques. For example, theNMS 622 may control the three (3) pre-emphasis techniques for sequentially achieving designated OSNR values at each of the pre-emphasis sections I-III by suitably adjusting optical channel power levels at the pre-emphasis device 614.1, at the pre-emphasis device 614.2, or at thetransmitter end 602. - It will further be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that modifications to and variations of the above-described system and method may be made without departing from the inventive concepts disclosed herein. Accordingly, the invention should not be viewed as limited except as by the scope and spirit of the appended claims.
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