WO1999040695A1 - Optical amplifier, method for controlling excitation light source in optical amplifier, and method for controlling the optical amplifier - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical amplifier and a pumping light source control method in an optical amplifier, which are suitable for increasing or decreasing the number of signal light channels (the number of wavelengths to be multiplexed into signal light) during system operation, for example, in a wavelength multiplexed optical communication system And a method for controlling an optical amplifier.
- optical amplifier which is an important component of the wavelength division multiplexing optical communication system
- upgrade of the amplification scale according to the increase in the number of channels is desired. It should be noted that there is a similar demand for optical amplifiers constituting a lightwave network and the like.
- an increase in the number of channels can be handled by introducing an optical amplifier that can amplify multi-wavelength (eg, about 32 channels) multiplexed signal light from the beginning of operation of an optical communication system. Conceivable.
- the optical amplifier is configured with a pump light source, but in order to cope with multi-wavelength multiplex signal light, it is necessary to provide a pump light source that can supply a large amount of pump light.
- pump light sources are usually expensive, and Initially, the number of channels used is often small (for example, about 4 channels), so if an optical amplifier that supports multi-wavelength multiplexed signal light was introduced from the beginning of system operation, the initial investment for equipment would be large and investment efficiency would be high. The task of being bad.
- the control of the pump light source often becomes unstable.
- the amount of pumping light (pumping light power) required for the optical amplifier to obtain a predetermined gain is P
- the combination in which the sum of the pumping light powers of the two pumping light sources is P is not uniquely determined.
- the control of the pump light source becomes unstable.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has been made to be able to stably add or remove a pump light source in accordance with an increase or decrease in the number of signal light channels even during operation of an optical communication system.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a method for controlling an excitation light source in an amplifier and an optical amplifier and a method for controlling an optical amplifier. Disclosure of the invention
- the optical amplifier of the present invention amplifies the input signal light and outputs the amplified signal light.
- a plurality of excitation light sources for supplying excitation light to the optical amplification unit; and an excitation light source control unit for controlling the operation of the excitation light source.
- the excitation light source is controlled by the excitation light source control unit to A main pump light source whose output amount of pump light supplied to the optical amplifier is controlled, and pump light supplied to the light beam width section by the pump light source controller in accordance with increase or decrease in the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplifier.
- an auxiliary pumping light source for controlling the presence / absence of the output of the optical amplifying unit.
- the pumping light source control unit is configured to control when the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplifying unit is equal to or less than a predetermined number of channels. While the main pumping light source controls the pumping light to be supplied to the optical bandwidth, when the number of channels of the signal light is larger than the predetermined number of channels, the main pumping light source and the auxiliary pumping light source cooperate to pump light. Light is supplied to the optical amplifier It is characterized in that it is configured to include a control unit for controlling the so that.
- an optical amplifier of the present invention includes: an optical amplifying unit that amplifies and outputs an input signal light; a plurality of excitation light sources that supply excitation light to the optical amplification unit; and an excitation light source control that controls an operation of the excitation light source.
- An excitation light source wherein the excitation light source comprises a main excitation light source and an auxiliary excitation light source, the output amount of excitation light supplied to the optical amplification unit being controlled by the excitation light source control unit.
- the main excitation light source controls the excitation light to be supplied to the optical amplification unit.
- the main pumping light source and the auxiliary pumping light source are provided with a control unit that controls to cooperate to supply pumping light to the optical amplifying unit. It is characterized by:
- the pump light source control method in the optical amplifier includes: an optical amplifier for amplifying and outputting an input signal light; a plurality of pump light sources for supplying pump light to the optical amplifier; An excitation light source controller to control A pumping light source, wherein the pumping light source controller controls the output amount of the pumping light supplied to the optical amplifier, and a pumping light supplied to the light amplifier by the pumping light source controller. And an auxiliary pumping light source whose output is controlled by the main pumping light source.
- the main pumping light source outputs an amount of pumping light corresponding to the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplifier.
- the pumping of an amount corresponding to the number of channels of the signal light is performed.
- the amount of light is characterized by controlling so that the amount corresponding to the number of the channel.
- a pump light source control method in an optical amplifier includes: an optical amplifier for amplifying and outputting an input signal light; a plurality of pump light sources for supplying pump light to the optical amplifier; An excitation light source control unit for controlling the excitation light source, wherein the excitation light source comprises a main excitation light source and an auxiliary excitation light source in which the output amount of the excitation light supplied to the optical amplification unit is controlled by the excitation light source control unit.
- the signal light input to the optical amplifier is When the number of channels becomes larger than a predetermined number of channels, the main pumping light source is controlled so as to output an amount of pumping light corresponding to the number of channels of the signal light.
- the light source outputs the excitation light Controls to have an excitation light quantity outputted from the main excitation light source and the auxiliary excitation light source, wherein the control Gosuru that so that the amount corresponding to the number of the channel.
- the pump light source control method in the optical amplifier according to the present invention further comprises: An optical amplifier for amplifying and outputting the excitation light; a plurality of excitation light sources for supplying excitation light to the optical amplification unit; and an excitation light source controller for controlling the operation of the excitation light source.
- the main pump light source and the auxiliary pump light source cooperate to output pump light in an amount corresponding to the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplifier.
- the output of the pumping light from the auxiliary pumping light source is stopped.
- the signal light after the main excitation light source is reduced. It is characterized in the control child to output excitation light in an amount corresponding to the channel number.
- a pump light source control method in an optical amplifier includes: an optical amplifier for amplifying and outputting an input signal light; a plurality of pump light sources for supplying pump light to the optical amplifier; An excitation light source control unit for controlling the excitation light source, wherein the excitation light source comprises a main excitation light source and an auxiliary excitation light source in which the output amount of the excitation light supplied to the optical amplification unit is controlled by the excitation light source control unit.
- the main pumping light source and the auxiliary pumping light source cooperate to output an amount of pumping light according to the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplifier
- the output of the pump light of the auxiliary pump light source is stopped.
- the number of channels of the signal light It is characterized by controlling so as to output a quantity of excitation light.
- the optical amplifier of the present invention comprises an amplification optical fiber doped with a rare earth element to which a plurality of optical signals having different wavelengths are inputted. It is characterized in that the number of excitation light sources for supplying excitation light to the amplification optical fiber can be increased or decreased according to the number of signals.
- control method of the optical amplifier according to the present invention includes identifying the number of a plurality of optical signals having different wavelengths, and outputting the pump light to an amplification optical fiber to which the plurality of optical signals are input according to the identified number of the optical signals. It is characterized by changing the number of excitation light sources that supply the light.
- the channel after the increase or decrease is not adversely affected on the operating channel.
- an amount of excitation light corresponding to the number can be supplied to the optical amplifier. Therefore, even during the operation of the optical communication system, the auxiliary pumping light source can be stably added or removed according to the increase or decrease in the number of signal light channels.
- FIG. 1 is a principle block diagram showing the configuration of the optical amplifier of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the optical amplifier according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a main part configuration of a wavelength division multiplexing optical communication system to which the optical amplifier according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a wavelength division multiplexing optical communication system to which the optical amplifier according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a main configuration of the optical amplifier according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 6 to 12 are diagrams for explaining the operation of the optical amplifier according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 shows a configuration of an optical amplifier according to a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure for explaining.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the optical amplifier according to the modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 15 and 16 are diagrams for explaining a modification of the configuration of the optical amplifier according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an optical amplifier according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 18 to FIG. 26 are diagrams for explaining a modification of the operation of the optical amplifier according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.
- FIG. 27 is a diagram for describing a modification of the configuration of the optical amplifier according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a principle block diagram showing the configuration of an optical amplifier according to the present invention.
- the optical amplifier 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes an optical amplifier 2 that amplifies and outputs an input signal light, and a pump light that is supplied to the optical amplifier 2. And a plurality of excitation light sources (main excitation light source 3 and auxiliary excitation light source 4) for supplying the excitation light, and an excitation light source control unit 5.
- excitation light sources main excitation light source 3 and auxiliary excitation light source 4
- the output amount of the excitation light supplied to the optical amplification unit 2 is controlled by the excitation light source control unit 5.
- the presence or absence of the output of the pumping light supplied to the optical amplifying unit 2 is controlled by the pumping light source control unit 5 according to the increase or decrease in the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplifying unit 2. It has become.
- the pumping light source controller 5 controls the operation of the pumping light sources 3 and 4, and the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplifier 2 is set in advance.
- the main pumping light source 3 controls so as to supply the pumping light to the optical amplifying unit 2, while when the number of channels of the signal light is larger than the predetermined number of channels, the main pumping light source 3
- the control unit 7 includes a control unit 7 for controlling the auxiliary excitation light source 4 to supply the excitation light to the optical amplification unit 2 in cooperation with each other.
- the excitation light sources 3 and 4 are controlled by the excitation light source controller 5 and the main excitation light source 3 and the auxiliary excitation light source whose output amount of the excitation light supplied to the optical amplifier 2 is controlled.
- the main pump light source 3 amplifies the pump light.
- the main excitation light source 3 and the auxiliary excitation light source 4 cooperate to supply the excitation light to the optical amplifier 2. It is also possible to provide a control unit 7 for controlling the operation.
- the main pumping light source 3 controls the output amount of the pumping light supplied to the optical amplifier 2 by the pumping light source control unit 5, while the auxiliary pumping light source 4 controls the main pumping light source 3.
- the pump light source controller 5 has a ratio between the control gain and the control time constant that is at least one order of magnitude smaller than the ratio between the gain and the control time constant so that the pump light source controller 5 controls the output amount of the pump light supplied to the optical amplifier 2 in an analog manner. It may be configured as follows.
- the excitation light source control unit 5 has first-order low-frequency passing characteristics.
- the optical amplifier 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a temperature controller for controlling the temperature near the position where the auxiliary pumping light source 4 is provided.
- the predetermined number of channels is the number of channels according to the maximum amount of excitation light to be supplied by the main excitation light source 3.
- the pumping light source controller 5 can be configured to recognize the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplifier 2 based on the channel number information notified from the input side of the signal light. .
- the pumping light source control unit 5 determines whether the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplifying unit 2 is larger than a predetermined number of channels based on the information on the operation state of the main pumping light source 3. It can also be configured to determine whether As the information on the operation state of the main excitation light source 3, information on the drive current for operating the main excitation light source 3 may be used, or information on the amount of leaked light from the main excitation light source 3 may be used. Information on the amount of excitation light branched from the main excitation light source 3 may be used.
- the pumping light source control unit 5 determines whether the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplification unit 2 is larger than a predetermined number of channels. It can also be configured to determine
- the optical amplifier 1 shown in FIG. 1 controls the optical amplifier 2 when the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplifier 2 increases or decreases, by controlling the level to be constant and the gain to be constant. It may be configured to include a switching unit that switches between the modes.
- the switching unit switches the control performed on the optical amplification unit 2 from the constant gain control to the constant level control. Good.
- the control unit 3 controls the main pump light source 3 to reduce the level of the output signal light of the optical amplifier unit 2 to a predetermined value or less.
- the level of the output signal light of the optical amplifier 2 should be set to a normal value.
- the pump light quantity supplied from the main pump light source 3 may be adjusted while maintaining the pump light output state of the auxiliary pump light source 4 according to the determination result.
- the pump light source control method in the optical amplifier comprises: an optical amplifier for amplifying and outputting an input signal light; a plurality of pump light sources for supplying the pump light to the optical amplifier; An excitation light source controller for controlling the output of the excitation light supplied to the optical amplifier by the excitation light source controller, and supplying the excitation light to the optical amplifier by the excitation light source controller.
- the main pumping light source is composed of an auxiliary pumping light source that controls the presence or absence of pumping light output, and the amount of pumping light corresponding to the number of channels of signal light input to the optical amplifier is output.
- a pump light of an amount corresponding to the number of channels of the signal light is output.
- the auxiliary pumping light source is controlled so as to output the pumping light to increase the pumping light amount output from the auxiliary pumping light source, and the pumping light amount output from the main pumping light source and the auxiliary pumping light source depends on the number of channels. It is characterized in that it is controlled so that the amount becomes small.
- a pump light source control method in an optical amplifier includes: an optical amplifier that amplifies and outputs an input signal light; a plurality of pump light sources that supply pump light to the optical amplifier;
- the excitation light source includes a main excitation light source and an auxiliary excitation light source in which the amount of excitation light supplied to the optical amplification unit is controlled by the excitation light source control unit.
- a predetermined channel in which the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplification unit is preset when the main pumping light source is outputting the amount of pump light corresponding to the number of channels of the input signal light.
- the main pump light source is controlled so as to output an amount of pump light corresponding to the number of channels of the signal light, Thereafter, the auxiliary excitation light source is controlled to output the excitation light, and the amount of excitation light output from the main excitation light source and the auxiliary excitation light source is controlled to be an amount corresponding to the number of channels. .
- the pump light source control method in the optical amplifier according to the present invention includes: an optical amplifier for amplifying and outputting an input signal light; a plurality of pump light sources for supplying the pump light to the optical amplifier; and an operation of the pump light source.
- An excitation light source control unit for controlling the excitation light source, wherein the excitation light source supplies the main excitation light source whose output amount of the excitation light supplied to the optical amplification unit is controlled by the excitation light source control unit and the excitation light source control unit to the optical amplification unit.
- an auxiliary pumping light source for controlling the presence or absence of output of the pumping light.
- the main excitation light source It is characterized by controlling so as to output the amount of the excitation light corresponding to the number of channels of the signal light after decreased.
- a pump light source control method in an optical amplifier includes: an optical amplifier that amplifies and outputs an input signal light; a plurality of pump light sources that supply pump light to the optical amplifier; An optical amplifier comprising a main excitation light source and an auxiliary excitation light source, wherein the excitation light source is controlled by the excitation light source control unit.
- the main pumping light source and the auxiliary pumping light source cooperate to output pump light in an amount corresponding to the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplifier, the light is input to the optical amplifier.
- the number of channels of the signal light to be transmitted becomes equal to or less than a predetermined number of channels, the output of the pumping light of the auxiliary pumping light source is stopped.
- the amount of excitation light corresponding to the number of channels It is characterized by controlling so as to force.
- the pump light source control method in the optical amplifier described above is characterized in that the predetermined number of channels is a number of channels corresponding to the maximum pump light amount to be supplied by the main pump light source.
- the waiting time for switching the control performed on the optical amplifying section between the constant level control and the constant gain control is a waiting time, and the number of channels of the signal light is limited. It features a guard time that does not accept switching.
- the optical amplifier of the present invention includes an amplification optical fiber to which a plurality of optical signals having different wavelengths is input and to which a rare-earth element is added, and pumps the amplification optical fiber according to the number of input optical signals. It is characterized in that the number of excitation light sources for supplying light can be increased or decreased.
- control method of the optical amplifier according to the present invention includes identifying the number of a plurality of optical signals having different wavelengths, and outputting the pump light to an amplification optical fiber to which the plurality of optical signals are input according to the identified number of the optical signals. It is characterized by changing the number of excitation light sources that supply the light.
- the channel after the increase or decrease is not adversely affected on the operating channel.
- an amount of excitation light corresponding to the number can be supplied to the optical amplifier. Therefore, even during operation of the optical communication system, the auxiliary pumping light source can be added or removed stably according to the increase or decrease in the number of signal light channels.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the optical amplifier according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the optical amplifier 10 shown in FIG. It is used as an optical in-line amplifier for relaying and amplifying signal light in the heavy optical communication system 100.
- the optical communication system 100 shown in FIG. 4 illustrates the entire system, and a signal transmitting unit (Tx) 101, which transmits a signal light on the upstream side and the downstream side of the signal light, respectively.
- the monitor signal receiving unit [SV (Rx)] 106 receives a monitor signal from the unit 105 and is provided with a monitor signal transfer system.
- the optical amplifier 10 is an optical amplifier to which the signal light output constant control method is applied. As shown in FIG. 2, the optical amplifier 10 is included in the connector 11 a and the signal light in order from the signal light input side.
- Variable attenuator (A tt) 15 for adjusting the output amount of signal light transmitted
- connector 11 b, 11 c, dispersion compensating fiber (DCF) 16 for compensating dispersion generated in signal light during transmission, connector lid, lie, branching force bra for extracting a part of dispersion-compensated signal light 1 2 d
- EDF gain equalizer
- the connectors 11a and 11f are used to connect the optical amplifier 10 to the signal light transmission line of the optical communication system 100.
- 111 e are for interposing the DCF 16 in the optical amplifier 10.
- the signal light input to the optical amplifier 1 0 scan Si g N: indicates (N number of multiplexed wavelengths, 3 2)..
- the optical amplifying unit 13 was branched by an excitation light source 18 for supplying excitation light to the optical amplifying unit 13, and a branching power bra 12 b and a branching coupler 12 c.
- An automatic gain controller (AGC) 23 that controls the pump light source 18 based on the signal light before and after the amplification is connected.
- main amplification light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21 for supplying excitation light to the optical amplification unit 17 are connected to the optical amplification unit 17, and the optical amplifier 17 is branched by the branching coupler 12e.
- the main excitation light source 20 is controlled based on the monitoring photodiode 22 for receiving the divided signal light, and the output signal from the photodiode 22 and the signal light branched by the branching power bra 12d.
- Micro-control unit (MCU) 1 that controls the automatic gain control unit (AGC) 25 that controls the presence or absence of the pump light output from the auxiliary pump light source 21 (ONZO FF control of the auxiliary pump light source 21) 9 and an automatic level control unit (ALC) 24 for controlling the variable attenuator (Att) 15 based on the output signal from the photodiode 22 and the MCU 19.
- ATC automatic gain control unit
- ALC automatic level control unit
- ATC automatic level control unit
- a reflected light monitoring photodiode 22 A that receives the signal light (reflected light) re-input from the output connector 11 f is connected to the optical amplifier 17.
- the AGC 23 controls the pump light source 18 with reference to the signal light levels before and after amplification, so that the level ratio (gain) of the signal light before and after amplification is as high as possible.
- the AGC 25 controls the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21 with reference to the signal light levels before and after amplification, thereby controlling the signal light levels before and after amplification.
- the ratio (gain) force controls the optical amplifier 17 so as to be constant.
- the ALC 24 uses a variable attenuator with reference to the level of the amplified signal light.
- the optical amplifier 17 is controlled so that the level of the amplified signal light becomes constant.
- optical amplifier 10 shown in FIG. 2 is provided with a monitoring signal processing unit (SV processing unit) 26.
- SV processing unit monitoring signal processing unit
- the SV processing unit 26 controls the MCU 19 and the AGC 25 based on the monitoring signal branched by the branching power blur 12a, reproduces the monitoring signal, and generates the multiplexing power blur 12f.
- the signal is output to the output side of the optical amplifier 10 via the optical amplifier 10.
- the monitoring signal is included in the signal light input to the optical amplifier 10 as described above, and is assigned a wavelength different from the wavelength of the signal light.
- the monitoring signal is indicated by S SV.
- the monitoring signal includes a channel number change notice signal including information on the number of channels of the signal light according to the state of the optical communication system 100, and a freeze process performed on an optical amplifier 17 described later. And a freeze release signal for releasing the lock.
- the SV processing unit 26 includes a photo diode (PD) 26 A for receiving the monitoring signal branched by the branching force bra 12 a and a photo diode 26 A
- PD photo diode
- a monitoring signal processing unit 26B for extracting the channel number information / freeze release signal contained in the channel number fluctuation notice signal from the signal received at A, and a laser diode for reproducing the monitoring signal.
- LD laser diode
- the SV processing unit 26 has a function as the monitoring signal transmitting unit 105 and the monitoring signal receiving unit 106 in the optical communication system 100 described above with reference to FIG. .
- an OSC section 28 is formed by the branching power bra 12a, the SV processing unit 26, and the multiplexing power bra 12! Then, an amplification section 27 is formed by other members.
- the optical amplifier 100 shown in FIG. 2 can amplify the signal light in response to the increase or decrease in the number of signal light channels while operating (operating) the optical communication system 100.
- the optical amplifier 17, main excitation light source 20, auxiliary excitation light source 21, MCU 19, monitoring photodiode 22, AGC 25, ALC 24, Variable attenuator 15 and SV processing unit 26 are functioning.
- the optical amplification unit 17 converts the signal light input through each member on the input side into a predetermined gain by the excitation energy of the excitation light supplied from the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21. It is amplified and output by a rare-earth doped fiber [specifically, erbium-doped fino (EDF)].
- a rare-earth doped fiber specifically, erbium-doped fino (EDF)].
- the main excitation light source 20 is a light source that supplies excitation light to the optical amplifier 17, and the output of the excitation light is analog-controlled by the AGC 25. It should be noted that the main excitation light source 200 has been provided from the beginning of operation of the optical communication system 100.
- the main pumping light source 20 outputs pumping light for eight channels (the amount of pumping light necessary to amplify signal light for eight channels) as the expected maximum output.
- an extra pump light for two channels is used as the main pumping light source 20, a light source capable of outputting the pumping light for a total of 10 channels as the maximum output is used.
- the auxiliary pumping light source 21 is a light source that supplies the pumping light to the optical amplifier 17, and the MCU 19 controls the presence or absence of the pumping light output (ON / OFF control). I have.
- the auxiliary pumping light source 21 is controlled using a back power (BP) monitor (not shown) so that the pumping light output becomes constant.
- BP back power
- the auxiliary pumping light source 21 can be added or dispersed according to the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplifier 17. It is something. Therefore, in FIG. 2, the auxiliary excitation light source 21 is indicated by a virtual line.
- auxiliary pumping light source 21 one capable of outputting pumping light for eight channels as the maximum output is used.
- the main pumping light source 20 and the auxiliary pumping light source 21 may be disposed at the rear and front stages of the optical amplifier 17, respectively.
- the main excitation light source 20 is disposed after the optical amplification unit 17 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21 is disposed before the optical amplification unit 17 so that the
- the amplifier 10 when the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplifier 10 is equal to or less than a predetermined number of channels, only the main pumping light source 20 for backward pumping is operated to reduce power consumption.
- the auxiliary pumping light source 21 for forward pumping is also operated to obtain a high output.
- the main pumping light source 20 is arranged before the optical amplifier 17 and the auxiliary pumping light source 21 is arranged after the optical amplifier 17 so that the The amplifier 10 may be configured.
- the auxiliary pumping light source 21 is arranged after the optical amplifier 17 so that the The amplifier 10 may be configured.
- the main pumping light source 20 for forward pumping is operated.
- the auxiliary pumping light source 21 for backward pumping is also operated to obtain a high output.
- the MCU 19 includes a determination unit 19A and an ON / OFF control unit 19B in order to perform ON / OFF control of the auxiliary excitation light source 21.
- the functions corresponding to the determination unit 19A and the ON / OFF control unit 19B are realized by processing using software.
- the determination unit 19A recognizes the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplification unit 17 based on the information on the number of channels of the signal light extracted by the SV processing unit 26, and performs the recognition. It is to determine whether or not the number of channels of the signal light thus determined is larger than a predetermined number of channels preset in a memory or the like (not shown) in the determination unit 19A.
- the predetermined number of channels is a number of channels corresponding to the maximum amount of excitation light to be supplied by the main excitation light source 20, and the main excitation light source 20 generates eight channels of excitation light.
- “8” is set as the predetermined number of channels.
- the ON / OFF control unit 19B when the determination unit 19A determines that the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplification unit 17 is equal to or less than the predetermined number of channels, The auxiliary pumping light source 21 is controlled to be turned off (control so that the auxiliary pumping light source 21 does not output the pumping light). On the other hand, the determination unit 19A determines that the number of channels of the signal light is larger than the predetermined number of channels. In this case, the auxiliary excitation light source 21 is controlled to be ON (the auxiliary excitation light source 21 is controlled to output excitation light).
- the ON / OFF control unit 19B causes only the main excitation light source 20 to output the excitation light. If the number of channels of the signal light is greater than eight, the pump light is cooperated with the main pump light source 20 and the auxiliary pump light source 21. The auxiliary excitation light source 21 is turned on to control the output.
- the main excitation light source 20 is controlled by the above-mentioned AGC 25, the AGC 25 and the ON / OFF control unit 19B determine the optical amplification unit 1
- control is performed so that only the main pump light source 20 outputs the pump light, while the number of channels of the signal light is equal to the predetermined number of channels.
- the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21 function as a control unit that controls to output excitation light in cooperation.
- the ON / OFF control section l 9 B is based on the output signal from the reflected light monitoring photodiode 22 A, and based on the output signal of the optical amplifier 17 (specifically, the connector 11 f). It also has a function to recognize the connection status.
- the AGC 25 and the ON / OFF control unit 19B functioning as the control unit recognize that the output end of the optical amplifier 17 has been opened for safety measures
- the AGC 25 In order to reduce the level of the output signal light of the unit 17 to a predetermined value or less, the amount of excitation light supplied from the main excitation light source 2Q and the auxiliary excitation light source 21 is adjusted, while the output end is connected.
- the pumping light output state of the auxiliary pumping light source 21 according to the determination result of the determining unit 19A is maintained, The amount of excitation light supplied from the main excitation light source 20 is adjusted.
- the operation related to this safety measure will be described in detail in “(b2) Operation of optical amplifier according to first embodiment”.
- the aforementioned AGC 25 and MCU 19 function as an excitation light source control unit that controls the operations of the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21.
- this excitation light source control unit is indicated by reference numeral 124.
- the ALC 24 and the variable attenuator 15 described above control the level of the control performed on the optical amplifier 17 when the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplifier 17 increases or decreases. It functions as a switching unit that switches between and gain constant control.
- the AL C 2 4 fixes the attenuation rate of the variable attenuator 15 to perform a freezing process of switching the control performed as a whole to the optical amplifier 17 from the constant level control to the constant gain control.
- the ALC 24 makes the attenuation rate of the variable attenuator 15 variable.
- the ALC 24 and the variable attenuator 15 perform the function of the switching unit described above by performing a freeze release process that switches the control performed on the optical amplifier 10 as a whole from the constant gain control to the constant level control. are doing.
- the freeze processing and the freeze release processing will be described in detail in “(b2) Operation of optical amplifier according to first embodiment”.
- FIG. 5 used above is a diagram showing a configuration of a main part of the optical amplifier 10.
- Reference numeral 124 denotes the above-described excitation light source control unit
- reference numeral 125 denotes a photo diode that receives the signal light extracted by the branching power blur 12 d (see FIG. 2).
- the photodiode 125 is also not shown in the optical amplifier 10 shown in FIG. 2).
- FIG. 3 shows a main configuration of the optical amplifier 100 applied to the optical communication system 100 shown in FIG.
- reference numeral 103 denotes an optical amplification unit including members other than the AGC 25, the MCU 19, and the SV processing unit 26 of the optical amplifier 10 shown in FIG.
- the signal transmission unit 101 on the upstream side (or downstream side) of the signal light transmits The transmitted signal light is transmitted to multiple optical amplifiers 10
- the signal light is transmitted in the optical transmission path while being amplified by the multi-relay, and is received by the signal receiving unit 104 on the upstream side (or downstream side) of the signal light.
- the optical amplifier 10 amplifies the input signal light, but when the number of channels of the input signal light increases or decreases, the amount of pump light corresponding to the increased or decreased number of channels is increased.
- the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21 are controlled to supply the light to the optical amplification unit 17.
- the signal light when a signal light including a monitoring signal is input to the optical amplifier 10 via the connector 11a, the signal light passes through the branching power bras 12a and 12b and is transmitted to the optical amplifier 13.
- the monitoring signal is taken out by the branching power bra 12 a and input to the SV processing unit 26.
- the signal light is amplified by the optical amplifying unit 13 and then input to the variable attenuator 15 via the GEQ 14 a and the branching power bra 12 c, and output by the variable attenuator 15. After the power is adjusted, the light is input to the optical amplifier 17 via the dispersion compensating fiber 16, the branching coupler 12 d, and the GEQ 14 b. If the number of signal light channels increases, the monitoring signal The channel number change notice signal is included.
- the SV processing unit 26 extracts the channel number information of the input signal light from the channel number change notice signal, and this channel number information is used by the MCU 19 and the AGC 25. Is input to
- the determination unit 19A of the MCU 19 recognizes the number of channels of the input signal light based on the channel number information, and the number of channels of the input signal light is set in the determination unit 19A in advance. It is determined whether or not the number is greater than a predetermined number of channels “8”.
- the MCU 19 and the AGC 25 control the amount of excitation light supplied to the optical amplifier 17 as follows (see FIGS. 6 and 7).
- the guard time shown in FIG. 9 is a waiting time for switching the control performed on the optical amplifying unit 17 between the constant level control and the constant gain control, and accepts switching of the number of signal light channels.
- Fig. 9 There are two types as shown in Fig. 9 [guard time S (sec) and guard time E (sec). It is also important to provide this guard time.
- FIG. 10 shows changes in the amount of excitation light (excitation light power) from the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21 when the number of signal light channels increases.
- the ALC 2 fixes the attenuation rate of the variable attenuator 15 so that the above-described freeze processing is performed on the optical amplifier 17. Is done.
- constant level control The reference value for performing (the value of the output level of the signal light according to the increased number of channels) is updated.
- the AGC 25 exceeds the maximum excitation light quantity (excitation light quantity for 8 channels) that the main excitation light source 2 Q will supply.
- the main pumping light source 20 is controlled so as to output an amount of pumping light (a pumping light amount for 9 channels) corresponding to the number of channels of the signal light after the increase.
- the AGC 25 controls so that only the main pumping light source 20 outputs the pumping light for 9 channels (see reference sign A in FIG. 10).
- the ALC 24 changes the attenuation rate of the variable attenuator 15 to a variable value, and The above-described freeze release processing is performed on the amplifier 10.
- the auxiliary excitation light source 21 is set to ⁇ N by the ON / OFF control unit 19B, and the auxiliary excitation light source 21 is controlled so as to output the excitation light.
- the auxiliary pumping light source 21 controlled only by ONZOFF outputs the pumping light slowly and at the same time the main pumping light source 20 controlled at a constant level. From this, an amount of excitation light is output in consideration of the amount of excitation light output from the auxiliary excitation light source 21.
- the excitation light for one channel is output from the main excitation light source 20, and the excitation light for eight channels is output from the auxiliary excitation light source 21, so that the excitation light for a total of nine channels is output.
- Light is output.
- the auxiliary excitation light source 21 completely rises within the guard time E.
- the output pumping light amount from the main pumping light source 20 is 0. Control dynamics caused by In this way, it is possible to prevent the lack of a lock range (see reference symbol D in FIG. 10), and to reliably control the output of the pump light. Therefore, the output control of the signal light amplified by the optical amplifier 10 can be more reliably performed.
- the control of the main pumping light source 20 can be followed, and the signal light can be amplified without adversely affecting other channels before the increase. Can do it.
- the excitation light for one channel is output from the main excitation light source 20, and the excitation light for eight channels is output from the auxiliary excitation light source 21.
- the monitoring signal is extracted from the input signal light by the branching power blur 12a, and the SV processing unit 26 gives a notice of the change in the number of channels included in the monitoring signal.
- the channel number information of the input signal light is extracted from the signal, and this channel number information is input to the MCU 19 and the AGC 25.
- the determination unit 19A recognizes the number of channels of the input signal light based on the channel number information, and the number of channels of the input signal light is preset in the determination unit 19A. It is determined whether the number is larger than the predetermined number of channels “8”.
- the determination unit 19A determines that the number of channels of the signal light input to the optical amplification unit 17 is equal to or smaller than the predetermined number of channels “8” (that is, the number of channels of the signal light is If it decreases to “8”), the amount of excitation light supplied to the optical amplifier 17 is controlled as follows (see FIGS. 6 to 8).
- Fig. 11 shows the change in the amount of excitation light (excitation light power) from the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21 when the number of signal light channels is reduced.
- the auxiliary excitation light source 21 is turned off by the ONZO FF controller 19 B, The auxiliary excitation light source 21 is controlled so as not to output the excitation light.
- the amount of excitation light from the auxiliary excitation light source 21 controlled only by ONZO FF gradually decreases, and the main excitation light source 20 controlled at a constant level is controlled. From this, an amount of excitation light is output in consideration of the amount of excitation light output from the auxiliary excitation light source 21. As a result, the amount of excitation light from the auxiliary excitation light source 21 becomes 0, and the excitation light for nine channels is output from the main excitation light source 20.
- the ALC 24 fixes the attenuation rate of the variable attenuator 15 so that the optical amplifier 17 is subjected to the above-described freeze processing.
- the reference value for performing the constant level control (the value of the output level of the signal light according to the reduced number of channels) is also updated.
- the AGC 25 controls the main pumping light source 20 to output an amount of pumping light (8 channels of pumping light) corresponding to the number of channels of the signal light after the reduction.
- the ALC 24 When the number of channels of the signal light has been reduced and the freeze-release signal is received from the OS, the ALC 24 returns the attenuation rate of the variable attenuator 15 to variable. As a result, the above-described freeze release processing is performed on the optical amplifier 10. In addition, as shown in FIG. 11, the auxiliary pumping light source 21 is completely stopped within the guard time S.
- the auxiliary excitation light source 21 is turned off before the number of channels is reduced from “9” to “8”, the output excitation from the main excitation light source 20 is reduced. It is possible to prevent the lack of the control dynamic range (see reference numeral D in Fig. 11) that occurs when the light amount becomes 0, and it is possible to reliably perform the output control of the excitation light (and the output control of the signal light). Also, since the pump light from the auxiliary pump light source 21 is gently reduced, the control of the main pump light source 20 can be followed, and the signal light can be transmitted without adversely affecting other channels before the reduction. Can be amplified. Even if the number of signal light channels is reduced, if the number of channels decreases with 9 or more channels, or decreases with 8 or less channels, ON / OFF control of the auxiliary pumping light source 21 is unnecessary. is there.
- the MCU 19 receives the optical amplification unit 17 as described above. It is determined that a process of reducing the number of channels of the signal light input to the ALC 24 is performed, and then (after XI ms), the MCU 19 outputs a freeze ON signal to the ALC 24 (see 2).
- the ALC 24 receives this freeze ON signal, the ALC 24 freezes the optical amplifier 17 by fixing the attenuation rate of the variable attenuator 15. Is applied. Then, the freeze operation flag “ON” is output from the ALC 24 to the MCU 19 (see (3)).
- the MCU 19 outputs a freeze state flag “ON” for notifying that the optical amplifier 17 has been subjected to the freeze processing, and outputs an external (optical communication) signal via the SV processing unit 26. (Such as other optical amplifiers in system 100) (see 4).
- the waiting time (XI ms) is not for freezing the multistage connected optical amplifiers 10 (see Fig. 4) all at once, but for freezing them sequentially from the signal light input side. Different times are set for each amplification 10.
- the MCU 19 when the freeze release processing is performed, when the freeze release signal from the SV processing unit 26 is received by the MCU 19 (see 1 '), the MCU 19 outputs the output of the auxiliary excitation light source 21. It is determined to control the presence / absence of, and after that (after X 2 ms), a freeze 0 FF signal is output from the MCU 19 to the ALC 24 (see 2 ').
- the ALC 24 receives the freeze 0 FF signal, the ALC 24 returns the attenuation factor of the variable attenuator 15 to a variable, thereby canceling the freeze processing applied to the optical amplifier 17. Then, the freeze operation flag “OF F” is output from the ALC 24 to the MCU 19 (see 3 ').
- the MCU 19 outputs a freeze state flag “0 FF” for notifying that the optical amplifier 17 is in a normal state (that is, the freeze has been released). External through 6 (Such as another optical amplifier in the optical communication system 1 0) (4
- the waiting time (X 2 ms) is for releasing the freeze in order from the signal light input side, and a different time is set for each optical amplifier 10.
- the freeze state flags “ON” and “OFF” are transmitted to the outside according to an increase or decrease in the number of signal light channels. This is because a plurality of optical amplifiers 100 constituting the communication system 100 need to perform the operations at the same time.
- the AGC 25 and the 0 N / OFF control unit 19 B control the optical amplifier 17 according to the connection state of the output side end of the optical amplifier 17. Is adjusted.
- FIG. 12 is a state transition diagram of the optical amplifier 10.
- the main pumping light source 20 has not yet output the pumping light, but has recovered the signal light input (specifically, When the input “1” shown in FIG. 2 recovers) (see (1)), a low-level signal light is output from the optical amplifier 17 (previous stage safe light state). At this time, if the input of the signal light is interrupted (the input "1" is interrupted) (see (1)), the optical amplifier 10 returns to the stop state.
- the optical amplifier 17 outputs a high-level signal light at all times in the preceding safety light state (safety light state). .
- the optical amplifier 10 returns to the previous stage safe light state.
- the output side end of the optical amplifier 17 (specifically, the connector 11f) is turned on by the ON / OFF control unit 19B. Is recognized.
- the pumping light output state of the auxiliary pumping light source 21 according to the determination result of the determination unit 19A is maintained (that is, If the number of input signal light channels is “9” or more, the auxiliary pumping light source 21 is turned on. If the number of input signal light channels is “8” or less, the auxiliary pumping light source 21 remains at 0FF.)
- the amount of excitation light supplied from the main excitation light source 20 is adjusted by the AGC 25, and the level of the signal light output from the optical amplifier 17 is set to a normal value (normal light state).
- the AGC 25 and the ON / OFF control unit 19 B transmit the signal from the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21.
- the amount of supplied pump light is adjusted (more specifically, the auxiliary pump light source 21 is set to the OFF state), and the level of the output signal light of the optical amplifier 17 is reduced to a predetermined value or less.
- the optical amplifier 10 returns to the preceding safety light state, and the signal light input is interrupted (input) in the normal light state.
- the optical amplifier 10 returns to the stop state.
- the optical amplifier 10 returns to the stop state.
- the level of the output signal light of the optical amplifier 17 can be adjusted according to the connection state of the output side end of the optical amplifier 17, so that the state of the optical amplifier 10 is changed. Appropriate safety measures can be taken accordingly.
- the AGC 25 and the MCU 19 (that is, the excitation light source controller 124) mainly operate. Since the operations of the pump light source 20 and the auxiliary pump light source 21 are controlled, even if the number of channels of the input signal light increases or decreases and the auxiliary pump light source 21 is turned on / off, there is no adverse effect on the operating channel. Without providing, the amount of pump light corresponding to the number of channels after the increase / decrease can be supplied to the optical amplifier 17. Therefore, even during operation of the optical communication system 100, the auxiliary pumping light source 21 can be stably added or removed in accordance with the increase or decrease in the number of signal light channels.
- the auxiliary pumping light source 21 is not incorporated in the control loop of the AGC 25, the AGC 25 can be made fast and stable, and the auxiliary pumping light source 21 can be moved to an arbitrary position (for example, heat is applied to another member). At a distance that does not affect the position).
- the determination unit 19A of the MCU 19 determines the number of channels of the input signal light based on the number-of-channels information extracted from the number-of-channels change announcement signal included in the monitoring signal. Recognition and determination of whether or not the number of input signal light channels is greater than a predetermined number of predetermined channels “8” has been described. It may be determined whether or not the number of channels of the input signal light is larger than a predetermined number of channels “8” based on the information on the state. The other points are the same as those in the first embodiment. Specifically, as information on the operation state of the main excitation light source 20, a drive current for operating the main excitation light source 20 can be used.
- the MCU 19 ′ is constituted by a hardware as shown in FIG. 13 and a control signal from the AGC 25 is input to the main excitation light source 20 via the MCU 19 ′. You can also do so.
- MCU 19 ' is composed of a plurality of resistors 32, a plurality of operational amplifiers (0 P amplifiers) 33 to 36, and a switch (SW) 3 as shown in FIG. 7, a bidirectional diode 38, a power supply 40, and a diode 42 for voltage clamping.
- transistors 39 and 41 are connected to the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21, respectively.
- the operational amplifier 34 is a buffer amplifier receiving a voltage Vbias generated from the drive current flowing through the resistor 32 connected to the main excitation light source 20, and the operational amplifier 35 is an inverting comparator with hysteresis. Yes, it functions as a judgment unit.
- the operational amplifier 36 is a power transistor driving operational amplifier having the same function as the operational amplifier 33. The control of the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21 at this time will be described. A control signal from the AGC 25 is input to the main excitation light source 20 via the operational amplifier 33 of the MCU 19 ′. However, since the drive current flows through the main excitation light source 20, the excitation light is output from the main excitation light source 20.
- the voltage V high generated by the drive current is equal to the threshold V th, h of the operational amplifier 35 (this threshold is the threshold when the number of channels is “8”). (It corresponds to the value of the voltage generated by the drive current of the excitation light source 20.) Since it is less than the above, the output voltage of the operational amplifier 35 becomes V high (see FIG. 14). Therefore, the switch 37 becomes ON and the input voltage of the operational amplifier 36 is 0 V, so that no drive current flows through the auxiliary excitation light source 21.
- the gain of the optical amplifier 17 is controlled to be constant by the AGC 25, when the number of channels of the input signal light increases, the output amount of the pump light from the main pump light source 20 increases. Then, the drive current of the main excitation light source 20 increases.
- FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the optical amplifier according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the optical amplifier 50 shown in FIG. 17 is also an optical amplifier according to the first embodiment.
- the optical amplifier is used as an optical amplifier for amplifying signal light, for example, in the wavelength division multiplexing optical communication system 100 shown in FIG.
- This optical amplifier 50 is provided with an auxiliary pump light source 2 1 ′ instead of the auxiliary pump light source 2 1, a point provided with the MCU 51 instead of the MCU 19, and an AGC instead of the AG C 25. 25 A ', a point where the auxiliary excitation light source 21 is incorporated in the control loop of the AGC 25' as described above, a point where the auxiliary excitation light source 21 is provided with a temperature controller 53, and reflected light. This is the same as that in the first embodiment described above, except that the output signal from the monitoring photodiode 22A is input to the control unit 52.
- the MCU 51 includes a determination unit 51A, and the AGC 25 'includes a control unit 52.
- the control section 52 has almost the same function as the ON / OFF control section 19B in the first embodiment.
- AGC 25 ' has a first-order low-frequency pass characteristic. This is the most common and basic control system.
- the auxiliary excitation light source 2 1 includes a main excitation light source 2 0 2 ratio control gain and the control time constant Te i (Gi / ⁇ !) Than an order of magnitude or more smaller control gains G 2 and the Te control time constant for It has a ratio of (G 2 / on 2), in which the output amount of excitation light by the AG C 2 5 'is analog control.
- the auxiliary pumping light source 2 can also be added or removed according to the increase or decrease in the number of signal light channels input to the optical amplifier 17. 1 'is indicated by a virtual line.
- the auxiliary pumping light source 2 1 ′ is disposed near the AGC 25 ′ because it is incorporated in the control loop of the AGC 25 ′.
- the control becomes unstable because there are a plurality of stable points of operation. If the control characteristics of the light source 21 ′ are determined as described above, the control can be stabilized.
- the temperature control section 53 controls the temperature in the vicinity of the position where the auxiliary excitation light source 21 ′ is provided, and is composed of, for example, a thermistor and a Peltier element.
- the auxiliary pumping light source 2 Before emitting 1 ′, the temperature controller 53 is driven to perform temperature control. At this time, a protection time is required until the temperature control stabilizes. Then, after the temperature in the vicinity of the position of the auxiliary pumping light source 2 1 ′ is stabilized and becomes near room temperature, a drive current is supplied to the auxiliary pumping light source 2 1 ′ and incorporated in the control loop of the AGC 25 ′. Operate to build a stable control system o
- the optical amplifier 50 according to the second embodiment of the present invention similarly to the optical amplifier 10 according to the first embodiment, input signal light is amplified.
- the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 2 1 ′ are controlled so as to supply an amount of excitation light corresponding to the increased or decreased number of channels to the optical amplifier 17.
- a monitoring signal is extracted from the input signal light by the branching power bra 12a in the same manner as the optical amplifier 10 according to the first embodiment, and the monitoring signal is extracted by the SV processing unit 26.
- the channel number information of the input signal light is extracted from the advance notice signal of the number of channels included in the channel number information, and the channel number information is input to the determination unit 51A of the MCU 51.
- the determination unit 51A recognizes the number of channels of the input signal light based on the channel number information, and determines the number of channels of the input signal light by the predetermined number of channels preset in the determination unit 51A. 8 is greater than or equal to o
- the determination result by the determination unit 51 A is input to the control unit 52 of the AGC 25 ′, and according to the determination result, the AGC 25 ′ outputs the signal from the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21 ′. Of the excitation light is controlled.
- the control of the output amount of the excitation light from the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 2 1 ′ is performed in the same manner as in the above-described first embodiment.
- the optical amplifier 50 operates otherwise as in the first embodiment.
- the auxiliary pumping light source 2 1 ′ can be stably incorporated in the control loop of the AGC 25 ′, similarly to the optical amplifier 10 according to the above-described first embodiment, the number of channels of the input signal light increases or decreases. Even if the amount of pump light output from the auxiliary pump light source 21 ′ is controlled, the amount of pump light corresponding to the number of channels after the increase / decrease is supplied to the optical amplifier 17 without affecting the operating channels. Can be supplied. Therefore, even during operation of the optical communication system 100, the auxiliary pumping light source 21 'can be added or removed stably according to the increase or decrease in the number of signal light channels.
- the guard time described above can be shortened.
- the determination unit of the MCU outputs information (specifically, the operation state of the main excitation light source 20). It is also possible to determine whether or not the number of channels of the input signal light is greater than a predetermined number of channels “8” based on the driving current for operating the main excitation light source 20.
- the MCU 19 ′ ′ ′ ′ may be configured.
- the MCU 19 ′ ′′ shown in FIG. 27 has substantially the same configuration as the MCU 19 ′ shown in FIG.
- the control signal from the AG C 25 is also input to the auxiliary excitation light source 2 1 ′ via the operational amplifier 36, but the auxiliary excitation light source 2 1 ′ is compared with the main excitation light source 20.
- a low-pass filter including a resistor 32 and a capacitor 43 is provided on the control line to the auxiliary excitation light source 2 1 ′.
- a back-power monitoring photodiode 29 a for monitoring leakage light (back power) from the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21 ′. , 29b, and pump light monitoring photodiodes 31a and 3lb for monitoring the pump light branched from the main pump light source 20 and the auxiliary pump light source 2, respectively, must be provided in the optical amplifier 10.
- the knock diode monitor photodiodes 29a and 29b are provided at positions opposite to the emission ends of the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21 ', respectively.
- reference numeral 20A denotes a main excitation light source module formed by the main excitation light source 20 and the back-panel monitoring photodiode 29a
- reference numeral 21A denotes an auxiliary excitation light source.
- the figure shows an auxiliary excitation light source module formed by a light source 21 'and a photodiode 29b for a back power monitor.
- Reference numerals 30a and 30b denote WDM force blurs for multiplexing signal light and pump light
- reference numerals 32a and 32b denote branch couplers for splitting pump light. .
- the MCU 19 ′ ′′ is configured by hardware, and the control signal from the AGC 25 is transmitted through the MCU 19 ′ ′′ to the main excitation light source 20 ′. And the auxiliary excitation light source 2 ⁇ '.
- the MCU 19 ′ ′ has substantially the same configuration as the MCU 19 ′ shown in FIG. 13, but the operational amplifier 34 has the same configuration as the MCU 19 ′ shown in FIG.
- the voltage generated by the driving current of the main pumping light source 2Q it is generated by the back power monitoring photodiodes 29a and 29b or the pumping light monitoring photodiodes 31a and 31b.
- the voltage generated by the current (photocurrent) is input.
- this MCU 19 ′ ′ makes the response of the auxiliary excitation light source 2 ⁇ ′ slower than that of the main excitation light source 20.
- a single-pass filter including a resistor 32 and a capacitor 43 is provided on a control line to the auxiliary pumping light source 2 1 ′.
- the main pumping light source 20 one that outputs pump light for 9 channels as the expected maximum output and additionally outputs pump light for 3 channels. That is, in this case, as the main pumping light source 20, a light source capable of outputting a total of 12 channels of pumping light as the maximum output is used.
- the main pump light source 20 When the number of signal light channels increases, when the number of signal light channels increases to "9" or "10", only the main pump light source 20 outputs pump light for 10 channels. (See symbol A in FIG. 18), the auxiliary excitation light source 21 is turned on. In this way, as shown by the symbol B in FIG. 18, the auxiliary pumping light source 21 (or the pumping light source 2 1 ′: the same applies hereinafter) slowly outputs the pumping light, and also outputs the pumping light from the main pumping light source 20. , The amount of excitation light is output in consideration of the amount of excitation light output from the auxiliary excitation light source 21.
- the excitation light for two channels is output from the main excitation light source 20, and the excitation light for eight channels is output from the auxiliary excitation light source 21, so that the excitation light for ten channels is output. Light is output.
- the excitation light amount from the auxiliary excitation light source 21 gradually decreases, and the excitation light amount output from the auxiliary excitation light source 21 from the main excitation light source 20, as indicated by reference numeral C in FIG.
- the amount of excitation light is output in consideration of As a result, the amount of excitation light from the auxiliary excitation light source 21 becomes 0, and excitation light for 10 channels is output from the main excitation light source 20.
- the main pumping light source 20 is controlled to output an amount of pumping light (pumping light for 9 channels) corresponding to the number of channels of the signal light after the reduction. Note that before and after the above-described increase and decrease in the number of channels of the signal light, the freeze processing and the freeze release processing are performed as in the first embodiment.
- the main pump light source 20 when the pump light for nine channels is output in the steady state, the main pump light source 20 outputs the pump light for one channel and the auxiliary pump light source 21 Output the excitation light for eight channels ⁇ As shown in Figs. 20 and 21, the main excitation light source '20 The excitation light for the flannel may be output.
- auxiliary pumping light source 21 is composed of two pumping light sources that output pump light for four channels.
- ON / OFF control of the excitation light source may be performed in two stages.
- auxiliary excitation light source 21 when such an auxiliary excitation light source 21 is used, the amount of excitation light (excitation light power) from the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21 when the number of channels of the signal light increases is described. The changes are shown in Fig. 22 and Fig. 23. Fig. 24 shows the change in the amount of excitation light (excitation light power) from the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21 when the number of channels of the signal light decreases. , Figure 25.
- the main pump light source 20 was controlled to output pump light for 5 channels. Later (see A ′ in FIG. 22), one excitation light source that constitutes the auxiliary excitation light source 21 is turned on.
- the excitation light is slowly output from the excitation light source, and the excitation light amount output from the excitation light source is output from the main excitation light source 20. Is output in consideration of the amount of the excitation light.
- the excitation light for one channel is output from the main excitation light source 20, and the excitation light for four channels is output from the auxiliary excitation light source 21, so that the excitation light for five channels is output. Is output.
- the main pumping light source 20 is controlled to output 9 channels of pumping light (see reference sign A ⁇ in Fig. 23).
- the other excitation light sources constituting the auxiliary excitation light source 21 are set to 0N.
- the excitation light source slowly outputs the excitation light
- the main excitation light source 20 outputs the excitation light amount output from the excitation light source. Is output in consideration of the amount of the excitation light.
- the excitation light for one channel is output from the main excitation light source 20, and the excitation light for eight channels is output from the auxiliary excitation light source 21, so that the excitation light for nine channels is output. Is output.
- the number of signal light channels decreases, the number of signal light channels decreases to “9”, and then to “8”.
- One excitation light source constituting the excitation light source 21 is turned off.
- the amount of excitation light from the excitation light source gradually decreases, and the amount of excitation light output from the excitation light source from the main excitation light source 20 decreases.
- the considered amount of excitation light is output.
- the excitation light for four channels is output from the auxiliary excitation light source 21, and the excitation light for five channels is output from the main excitation light source 20.
- the amount of pump light output from the main pump light source 20 is reduced by one channel. Controlled. Therefore, the excitation light for four channels is output from the auxiliary excitation light source 21, and the excitation light for four channels is output from the main excitation light source 20.
- the amount of excitation light from the excitation light source gradually decreases, and the amount of excitation light output from the excitation light source from the main excitation light source 20 is reduced.
- the considered amount of excitation light is output.
- the amount of excitation light from the auxiliary excitation light source 21 becomes 0, and excitation light for five channels is output from the main excitation light source 20.
- the amount of pumping light output from the main pumping light source 20 is reduced by one channel. Controlled. Therefore, four channels of pumping light are output from the auxiliary pumping light source 21.
- freeze processing and the freeze release processing are performed as in the first embodiment.
- control dynamic range for two waves can be secured in the same manner as described above.
- main excitation light source 20 and auxiliary excitation light source 21 for example, one that outputs four channels of excitation light or one that outputs 12 channels of excitation light It is also possible to use a device that outputs excitation light other than those for eight channels, such as a device.
- the control of the output amount of the excitation light from the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21 (or the auxiliary excitation light source 21 ′) is also the same as that described in the first and second embodiments. It is good to go to.
- the temperature control section 53 described in the second embodiment may be attached to the auxiliary pumping light source 21 of the optical amplifier 10 according to the first embodiment.
- the amplifiers 10 and 50 may be attached to the main excitation light source 20.
- the present invention can also be used when a plurality of auxiliary excitation light sources described above are provided and the output of excitation light from the second auxiliary excitation light source is controlled.
- the compensation is performed.
- the auxiliary pumping light sources 2 1 and 2 1 ′ are controlled so as to output the pumping light.
- the auxiliary excitation light sources 21 and 21 ' may be controlled to output excitation light.
- the function of the MCU 19 may be provided with a signal transmission unit 101 or an optical amplifier on the transmission side.
- the freeze release signal can be used as a timing signal when the auxiliary excitation light sources 21 and 21 'are turned ON / OFF.
- the optical amplifiers 10 and 50 according to each of the above-described embodiments are optical fibers for amplification to which a plurality of optical signals having different wavelengths are input and to which a rare earth element is added (a component of the optical amplifier 17). Therefore, the number of pump light sources (the number of auxiliary pump light sources 21 and 21 ') that can supply pump light to the amplification optical fiber can be increased or decreased according to the number of input optical signals. Become.
- the optical amplifiers 10 and 50 identify the number of the plurality of optical signals having different wavelengths, and in accordance with the identified number of the optical signals, pump light to the amplification optical fiber. It can be controlled by changing the number of excitation light sources to be supplied (the number of auxiliary excitation light sources 21 and 21 ').
- the determination unit 19A of the MCU 19 determines the number of channels of the input signal light based on the channel number information extracted from the channel number fluctuation announcement signal included in the monitoring signal. Recognition and determination of whether or not the number of input signal light channels is greater than a predetermined number of preset channels “8” has been described. Based on the first monitoring result, it may be determined whether the number of channels of the input signal light is larger than a predetermined number of channels “8” set in advance. No.
- the monitor of the power of the input signal light that is, the monitor of the power of the input “2”
- the AGC 25 although not shown. Can be performed by the input monitor of the PD etc.
- the power of the signal light input to the optical amplifier 17 as the post-amplifier is controlled to be constant (for example, 11 dB BmZch).
- the power of the input signal light to the optical amplification unit 1 ⁇ is set to 12 dBm / ch, that is, if the input signal light has eight channels,
- control lines are not shown because control lines are congested.
- the threshold is — 3 dBm (actually, the power of the input signal light when the number of channels is “8” and the threshold when the number of channels is “9”) If the power of the input signal light to the optical amplifier 17 is greater than 13 dBm, the number of channels of the input signal light becomes “ It is sufficient to determine that it is larger than 8 "and make the auxiliary excitation light source 21 emit light.
- the speed at which the number of channels is increased or decreased is set to such a speed that the operations of the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21 can sufficiently follow.
- the speed of ON / OFF control of the auxiliary excitation light source 21 is set to be faster than the speed of increasing / decreasing the number of channels (the speed of switching the number of channels).
- the speed at which the auxiliary excitation light source 21 is turned on If the speed is slower than the switching speed of the number of channels, the number of channels needs to be increased in three stages: "4", "8", “8", “9", “9”, “1 2” On the other hand, in this case, if the speed at which the auxiliary pumping light source 21 is turned on is faster than the change in the power of the input signal light when the number of channels is switched, the number of channels is set to “4”. There is an advantage that it can be increased at once with "1 2".
- the main pump light source when the number of signal light channels increases
- Figure 26 shows changes in the amount of excitation light (excitation light power) from 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21.
- the number of channels of the signal light is recognized based on the channel number change notice signal included in the monitoring signal, and the speed at which the number of channels is increased or decreased is determined by the operation of the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21. When the speed is fast enough to follow.
- the determination unit 19A of the MCU 19 determines the channel of the input signal light based on the channel number information extracted from the channel number change announcement signal included in the monitoring signal.
- the number of channels of the input signal light is recognized to determine whether or not the number of channels of the input signal light is greater than a predetermined number of channels “8”, and the speed at which the number of channels is increased or decreased as described in (4).
- the speed of the main excitation light source 20 and the auxiliary excitation light source 21 must be sufficiently high (the speed of the ON / OFF control of the auxiliary excitation light source 21 and the number of channels should be increased or decreased). 1st Embodiment And the same advantages as those described in (4) can be obtained. Industrial applicability
- the optical amplifier of the present invention since the operations of the main pump light source and the auxiliary pump light source are controlled by the pump light source control unit, the number of channels of the input signal light increases or decreases and the auxiliary pump light source Even when controlling the output of pump light from the optical amplifier, the amount of pump light corresponding to the number of increased or decreased channels can be supplied to the optical amplifier without adversely affecting the operating channel. . As a result, even during the operation of the optical communication system, the auxiliary pumping light source can be added or removed stably according to the increase or decrease in the number of signal light channels.
- the present invention is suitable for use in reducing the number of signal light channels during operation of an optical communication system, and its usefulness is considered to be extremely high.
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