Apparatus and method to calculate a noise figure of an optical amplifier for wavelength channels in a partial-fill scenario to account for channel loading

摘要

An apparatus comprising a processor configured to calculate a noise figure of an optical amplifier for a plurality of selected wavelength channels in a partial-fill scenario that accounts for channel loading. The noise figure is calculated using a plurality of corresponding noise figure correction values at a plurality of wavelengths based on an effective number of channels.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to calculate a noise figure of an optical amplifier for a plurality of selected wavelength channels, wherein the noise figure is calculated using a plurality of corresponding noise figure correction values at a plurality of wavelengths, wherein the noise figure correction values are based on an effective number of channels, but are not based on power, and wherein the effective number of channels accounts for a plurality of different actual numbers of the selected wavelength channels for different channel loading scenarios; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store the noise figure.