System for measuring chromatic dispersion

摘要

To measure a chromatic dispersion value in an optical fiber in-service, an optical transmitter (10) multiplexes n signal lights carrying data Dl to Dn on optical carriers of frequency-modulated wavelengths different from each other and being phase-modulated to output into an optical fiber (12). A demultiplexer (30) demultiplexes the input light from the optical fiber (12) into the optical signals having the respective wavelengths. Photodetectors (32-1 to 32-n) convert the optical signals having the respective wavelengths into electric signals. Clock extractors (34-1 to 34-n) extract clock components of data D1 to Dn out of the outputs from the responding photodetectors (32-1 to 32-n). Data reproducers (36-1 to 36-n) reproduce the data Dl to Dn out of the respective outputs from the photodetectors (32-1 to 32-n). A phase-locked loop (PLL) composed of oscillators (38-1 to 38-n), multipliers (40-1 to 40-n), and loop filters (42-1 to 42-n) extracts FM modulation components out of the respective outputs from the clock extractors (34-1 to 34-n). FM component measuring apparatuses (44-1 to 44-n) measure amplitudes of FM modulation components and FM modulation frequencies, and calculators (46-1 to 46-n) calculate chromatic dispersion values at the respective wavelengths.