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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2005
Eugen H. Ruegg, Cary, NC (US);
Richard C. Stamey, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Jason T. Teeter, Apex, NC (US);
Eugen H. Ruegg, Cary, NC (US);
Richard C. Stamey, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Jason T. Teeter, Apex, NC (US);
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
An optical line termination comprises a DC current load, power measurement circuitry, upstream data path circuitry and current mirror circuitry. The current mirror circuitry is connected between the DC current load, the power measurement circuitry and the upstream data path circuitry. The DC current load is connected in parallel with a photodiode of the upstream data path circuitry. The DC current load exhibits a substantially fixed load. The current mirror provides a copy of an aggregate current to the power measurement circuitry. The aggregate current is a summation of a current draw by the DC current load and a current draw by the photodiode. The power measurement circuitry is configured for outputting a power level dependent upon the aggregate current. Accordingly, the optical line termination provides for a non-intrusive solution for measuring optical input power and, thereby, enables the measured optical power to be monitored.
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