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Patent No.:

US 6959150 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2005

Filed:

Dec. 23, 2002
Applicants:

David a Beal, Loveland, CO (US);

John Bernard Medberry, Windsor, CO (US);

Patricia S Miller, Berthoud, CO (US);

Inventors:

David A Beal, Loveland, CO (US);

John Bernard Medberry, Windsor, CO (US);

Patricia S Miller, Berthoud, CO (US);

Assignee:

Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B017/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for measuring in-band crosstalk in an optical amplifier, such as a Raman amplifier, in which a modulated optical signal is generated using an input modulator. The modulated optical signal is passed through the optical amplifier to obtain a first output optical signal, the power level of which is measured when the input modulator is in its off-state. The modulated optical signal is then attenuated by a factor equal to the extinction ratio of the input modulator to obtain an attenuated modulated optical signal which is passed through the optical amplifier to obtain a second output optical signal. The power level of the second output optical signal is measured when the input modulator is in its on-state. The in-band crosstalk is calculated by subtracting the power level of the second output optical signal from the power level of the first output optical signal.


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Beal, David. (2005). Optical method and system for measuring in-band crosstalk in raman amplifiers (U.S. Patent No. 6959150). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6959150

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