Optical amplifier splitter

摘要

The optical amplifier splitter arrangement is used in a tree-like optical network (APON) consisting of the cascade connection of dedicated branches, of the arrangement and of a common branch. The arrangement is coupled between a plurality of optical network users and an optical line terminator, via the dedicated branches and the common branch respectively. The network enables upstream transmission of information signals from the optical network users to the optical line terminator. The optical amplifier splitter arrangement includes for each branch of the dedicated branches : an optical amplifier to amplify an information signal with a gain value and to thereby generate an amplified information signal with a predetermined power level; an optical switch on/off coupled between the optical amplifier and an optical splitter to pass the amplified information signal when the information signal is present and to interrupt the branch when the information signal is not present. The optical splitter is included in the arrangement to combine all amplified information signals according to a multiple access technique and to thereby generate an outgoing optical signal for application to the optical line terminator.