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Telemetry for optical fiber amplifier repeater
Assignee: Nokia Bell Labs
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Filing: 1990-03-26
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Granted: 1993-07-20
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Expires: 2010-03-26
Abstract
Abstract In this invention telemetry information is transmitted in an optical fiber communication system by providing an amplifier pump with excess power beyond that necessary to pump the amplifier. The excess power is not used to pump the amplifier but is rather used to transmit the telemetry information. In a specific embodiment, an optical communication system including a doped optical fiber amplifier such as, for example, an erbium doped amplifier, is provided with an amplifier pump which operates at approximately 1.48 μm. The amplifier pump is provided with excess power so as to transmit telemetry information. In a specific embodiment, the telemetry signal can be detected with a low cost photodetector at a subsequent station.
Inventors
- 👤 M. T. Fatehi
- 👤 Nils A. Olsson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-29 09:27
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01D; G01D5/00; G01D5/26; G01D5/28; H; H04; H04B; H04B10/00; H04B10/29; H04B10/291; H04B10/293; H04B10/2931; H04B10/07; H04B10/075; H04B10/077; H04B10/0777; H04B10/2912; H04B2210/00; H04B2210/07; H04B2210/074; H04B2210/078
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A telemetry system for an optical fiber transmission system comprising a rare earth doped optical fiber amplifier for optically amplifying a received data signal, optical pump means for generating optical energy in excess of the power that is necessary to pump the doped optical fiber coupled to pump said rare earth doped optical fiber amplifier, oscillator means for generating a subcarrier signal, a source of telemetry signals, modulator means coupled to modulate the subcarrier signal from the oscillator means with the signals from the source of telemetry signals, and means for coupling the signal from the modulator means to the optical pump means to modulate the optical signal for pumping the rare earth doped optical fiber amplifier with the modulated subcarrier signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A telemetry system for an optical fiber transmission system comprising a rare earth doped optical fiber amplifier for optically amplifying a received data signal, optical pump means for generating optical energy in excess of the power that is necessary to pump the doped optical fiber coupled to pump said rare earth doped optical fiber amplifier, oscillator means for generating a subcarrier signal, a source of telemetry signals, modulator means coupled to modulate the subcarrier signal from the oscillator means with the signals from the source of telemetry signals, and means for coupling the signal from the modulator means to the optical pump means to modulate the optical signal for pumping the rare earth doped optical fiber amplifier with the modulated subcarrier signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The telemetry system of claim 1 wherein said modulator means amplitude modulates said subcarrier signal with said telemetry signals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The telemetry system of claim 1 wherein said modulator means frequency modulates said subcarrier signal with said telemetry signals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The telemetry system of claim 1 wherein said modulator means phase-shift-key modulates said subcarrier signal with telemetry signals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The telemetry system of claim 1 wherein said modulator means amplitude-shift-key modulates said subcarrier signal with said telemetry signals.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The telemetry system of claim 1 wherein said modulator means frequency-shift-key modulates said subcarrier signal with said telemetry signals.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
The telemetry system of claim 1 comprising an optical fiber coupled to said optical fiber amplifier for carrying amplified optical data signals and telemetry signals, a wavelength selective coupler coupled to said optical fiber at a location remote from said optical fiber amplifier for separating the received modulated optical pump signal from the data signal amplified by said optical amplifier.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The telemetry system of claim 1 wherein the wavelength of the signal from the optical amplifier is substantially 1.55 μm and the wavelength of the signal from the pump is substantially 1.48 μm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The telemetry system of claim 1 wherein the subcarrier modulated pump signal travels in the same direction as the data signal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The telemetry system of claim 1 wherein the subcarrier modulated pump signal travels in a direction opposite to the direction of the data signal.
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