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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2006
Daniel Charles Kilper, Fair Haven, NJ (US);
Christopher Alan White, Neshanic Station, NJ (US);
Daniel Charles Kilper, Fair Haven, NJ (US);
Christopher Alan White, Neshanic Station, NJ (US);
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
The present invention includes an optical amplifier and method for reducing the impact of transient events within an optical transmission system. Specifically, a positive transient power or amplifier setting adjustment limit is applied based upon a number of active channels or a current 'steady state' operating condition. This adjustment limit is described in terms of a number of channels to be amplified. By controlling the adjustment limit in this manner, automatic control of the amplifier is provided for a loss of channel condition as well as for the addition of a single or few channel condition. If a larger positive transient occurs, the control will not adjust the power limit, and the positive transient power will therefore be suppressed.