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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
May. 24, 2017
Applicants:
James Harley, Nepean, CA;
Kim B. Roberts, Ottawa, CA;
David Boertjes, Nepean, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/294 (2013.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01); H04B 10/079 (2013.01); H04J 14/02 (2006.01); H04B 10/27 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/2504 (2013.01); H04B 10/07955 (2013.01); H04B 10/27 (2013.01); H04J 14/0212 (2013.01);
Abstract
Adjustment of one or more control parameters of a section of an optical fiber network involves taking measurements of optical signals in the section, deriving estimated data from the measurements and from knowledge of the section, where the estimated data is a function of optical nonlinearity and of amplified spontaneous emission, and applying one or more control algorithms using the estimated data to adjust the one or more control parameters.