OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD

摘要

An optical transmission apparatus includes an amplifier array device; and a switch device coupled to the amplifier array device via an optical cable, wherein the amplifier array device includes a plurality of amplifiers configured to amplify a plurality of optical signals at mutually different wavelengths and to output the plurality of amplified optical signals, a plurality of beam separators configured to generate a plurality of separated light beams by separating the plurality of amplified optical signals and to output the plurality of separated light beams, a beam combiner configured to generate combined light by combining the plurality of separated light beams and to output the combined light to the switch device through the optical cable, and a photo-detector configured to detect a power of the combined light returned from the switch device through the optical cable.

主权项

1. An optical transmission apparatus, comprising:
an amplifier array device; and a switch device coupled to the amplifier array device via an optical cable, wherein the amplifier array device includes:
a plurality of amplifiers configured to amplify a plurality of optical signals at mutually different wavelengths and to output the plurality of amplified optical signals,a plurality of beam separators configured to generate a plurality of separated light beams by separating the plurality of amplified optical signals and to output the plurality of separated light beams,a beam combiner configured to generate combined light by combining the plurality of separated light beams and to output the combined light to the switch device through the optical cable, anda photo-detector configured to detect a power of the combined light returned from the switch device through the optical cable.