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Optical amplifying apparatus
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1992-01-16
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Granted: 1993-04-13
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Expires: 2012-01-16
Abstract
Abstract An optical amplifying apparatus is disclosed which includes an optical amplifier for amplifying a signal light, a narrow-band optical filter for removing a spontaneous light emitted from the signal light, two photodetectors for detecting, transmitting and reflecting lights of the narrow-band optical filter, and a controller for controlling a gain of the optical amplifier by comparing intensities of the transmitting and reflecting lights in accordance with the detected signals supplied from the photodetectors.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuhisa Kaede
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-03 12:29
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B10/00; H04B10/29; H04B10/291; H04B10/293; H04B10/2931; H01; H01S; H01S3/00; H01S3/10; H01S3/10007; H01S3/10023; H01S3/13; H01S3/131; H01S2301/00; H01S2301/02; H01S3/1312; H01S5/00; H01S5/06; H01S5/068; H01S5/0683; H01S5/0687; H01S5/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
An optical amplifying apparatus, comprising: amplifying means for amplifying a signal light; removing means for removing spontaneous light emitted, from said signal light as amplified by said amplifying means; first detecting means for detecting a first light which is transmitted through said removing means to provide a first electric signal; second detecting means for detecting a second light which reflects at said removing means to provide a second electric signal; and controlling means for controlling a gain of said amplifying means by comparing intensities of said first and second lights in accordance with said first and second electric signals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
An optical amplifying apparatus, comprising: amplifying means for amplifying a signal light; removing means for removing spontaneous light emitted, from said signal light as amplified by said amplifying means; first detecting means for detecting a first light which is transmitted through said removing means to provide a first electric signal; second detecting means for detecting a second light which reflects at said removing means to provide a second electric signal; and controlling means for controlling a gain of said amplifying means by comparing intensities of said first and second lights in accordance with said first and second electric signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An optical amplifying apparatus, according to claim 1, wherein: said removing means is a narrow-band optical filter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
An optical amplifying apparatus, according to claim 2, wherein: said narrow-band optical filter comprises a dielectric multilayer filter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
88 words
An optical amplifying apparatus, according to claim 1, further comprising: first dividing means for dividing a light in which said signal light supplied from said amplifying means is transmitted therethrough and said second light which reflects at said removing means reflects thereat to be supplied to said second detecting means; and second dividing means for dividing a light in which most of said first light supplied from said removing means is transmitted therethrough and a little part thereof reflects thereat to be supplied to said first detecting means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
121 words
An optical amplifying apparatus, according to claim 1, further comprising: an optical circulator having first to third terminals in which said signal light supplied from said amplifying means is transmitted from said first terminal to said second terminal to be supplied to said removing means and said second light which reflects at said removing means is transmitted from said second terminal to said third terminal to be supplied to said second detecting means; and dividing means for dividing said first light supplied from said removing means in which most of said first light is supplied to an output terminal of said optical amplifying apparatus as an output signal light and a little part thereof is supplied to said first detecting means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
135 words
An optical amplifying apparatus, according to claim 1, further comprising: an optical isolator having first and second terminals in which said signal light supplied from said amplifying means is transmitted from said first terminal to said second terminal; and dividing means for dividing a light, said dividing means having first to fourth terminals in which most of said signal light supplied from said optical isolator is transmitted from said first terminal to said second terminal to be supplied to said removing means, a little part thereof is transmitted from said first terminal to said third terminal to be supplied to said first detecting means, and a predetermined proportion of said second light supplied from said removing means is transmitted from said second terminal to said fourth terminal to be supplied to said second detecting means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
194 words
An optical amplifying apparatus, according to claim 1, further comprising: an optical isolator having first and second terminals in which said signal light supplied from said amplifying means is transmitted from said first terminal to said second terminal and any light is not transmitted from said second terminal to said first terminal; first dividing means for dividing a light having first to third terminals in which most of said signal light supplied from said optical isolator is transmitted from said first terminal to said second terminal to be supplied to said removing means and a little part of said second light supplied from said removing means is transmitted from said second terminal to said third terminal to be supplied to said second detecting means; and second dividing means for dividing a light having first to third terminals in which most of said second light supplied from said removing means is transmitted from said first terminal to said second terminal to be supplied to an output terminal of said optical amplifying apparatus and a little part thereof is transmitted from said first terminal to said third terminal to be supplied to said second detecting means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
179 words
An optical amplifying apparatus, according to claim 1, further comprising: an optical isolator having first and second terminals in which said signal light supplied from said amplifying means is transmitted from said first terminal to said second terminal and any light is not transmitted from said second terminal to said first terminal; and dividing means for dividing a light, said dividing means having first to third terminals in which most of said first light supplied from said removing means is transmitted from said first terminal to said second terminal to be supplied to an output terminal of said optical amplifying apparatus and a little part thereof is transmitted from said first terminal to said third terminal to be supplied to said first detecting means; wherein said removing means has first to third terminals in which said signal light supplied from said optical isolator is transmitted from said first terminal to said second terminal to be supplied to said dividing means as said first terminal, and said second light is supplied from said third terminal to said second detecting means.
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