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- the present invention relates to an optical transmission apparatus in an optical communication system.
- An OADM (Optical Add / Drop Multiplexing) device installed in a land-based optical communication network has been applied to an optical submarine cable system. Therefore, the optical submarine cable system can cope with the diversity of networks.
- the OADM function is provided in the branching device laid on the seabed. Therefore, when changing the network configuration after the start of operation, the branching device is lifted from the seabed to the land and matched to the planned network configuration. It was necessary to replace the optical filter.
- ROADM Reconfigurable OADM
- WSS Widelength Selective Switch
- the WSS has three functions: “demultiplexing” to divide the input optical signal by wavelength, “switching” for selecting the demultiplexed optical signal, and “multiplexing” of the selected optical signal. It is a wavelength selective device.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-262319 discloses an optical path cross-connect device using an optical matrix switch for the switching function among the above three functions. With the techniques disclosed in these documents, the network configuration can be changed in units of wavelengths.
- the wavelength selection device such as WSS has a complicated configuration
- the manufacturing cost increases when the wavelength selection device is used in the ROADM apparatus.
- the optical submarine cable system is required to be reliable for stable operation over a long period of 25 years.
- the reliability of the wavelength selective device having a complicated configuration is low for use on the seabed. .
- One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a reconfigurable optical transmission apparatus that suppresses manufacturing costs and improves reliability.
- An optical transmission device is a demultiplexer that demultiplexes an input optical signal into a plurality of wavelength bands, and a plurality of optical signals that are demultiplexed by the demultiplexer.
- a plurality of optical switches composed of optical blockers or variable optical attenuators that transmit or block the optical signals, a first optical coupler that combines the optical signals output from the plurality of optical switches,
- Each of the optical switches has a control unit for setting transmission or blocking of the demultiplexed optical signal.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the optical submarine cable system of the present embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the optical add / drop circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the RAOADM circuit of the present embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the RAOADM circuit according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the RAOADM circuit according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the RAOADM circuit according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the RAOADM circuit according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the optical submarine cable system of the present embodiment.
- the optical submarine cable system has landing stations 2 to 4 that transmit and receive optical signals and an optical add / drop branch device 1 that transmits optical signals received from the landing stations.
- the optical add / drop branch device 1 is provided on the seabed, and is connected to each of the landing stations 2 to 4 provided on land via a seabed cable including the transmission path 5.
- the landing station 2 and the landing station 4 are opposed to each other via the optical add / drop branch device 1 and are called “trunk stations”.
- the landing station 3 is branched from a transmission path 5 connecting the landing station 2 and the landing station 4 and is called a “branch station”.
- An optical repeater 6 that amplifies and outputs the optical signal is provided in the middle of the transmission line 5 in order to compensate for the loss of the optical signal in the optical fiber in the transmission line 5.
- Each of the optical signal sent from the landing station 2 to the optical add / drop branching apparatus 1 and the optical signal sent from the landing station 4 to the optical add / drop branching apparatus 1 are called trunk signals.
- the trunk signal transmitted from the landing station 2 to the optical add / drop branch device 1 is divided into two wavelength bands.
- the optical signal in the first wavelength band is referred to as a trunk band signal 7a
- the optical signal in the second wavelength band is referred to as a drop band signal 8a.
- the trunk signal transmitted from the landing station 4 to the optical add / drop branch device 1 is also divided into two wavelength bands.
- the optical signal in the first wavelength band is referred to as a trunk band signal 7b
- the optical signal in the second wavelength band is referred to as a drop band signal 8b.
- An optical signal transmitted from the landing station 3 to the optical add / drop branch device 1 is referred to as a branch signal.
- the branch signal may be an optical signal including a plurality of wavelength bands. However, in the present embodiment, in order to simplify the description, it is assumed that the branch signal includes only an optical signal of the second wavelength band.
- a branch signal transmitted from the landing station 3 to the landing station 4 is referred to as an add band signal 9a
- a branch signal transmitted from the landing station 3 to the landing station 2 is referred to as an add band signal 9b.
- the optical add / drop branching apparatus 1 includes optical add / drop circuits 10a and 10b.
- the optical add / drop circuit 10 a transmits the trunk signal received from the landing station 2 to the landing station 3, removes a part from the trunk signal, and adds a branch signal received from the landing station 3 to land. Transmit to the lift station 4.
- the optical add / drop circuit 10a receives a trunk signal including the trunk band signal 7a and the drop band signal 8a from the landing station 2, it transmits the trunk signal to the landing station 3. To do.
- the optical add / drop circuit 10a extracts the drop band signal 8a from the trunk signal received from the landing station 2 and combines the add band signal 9a received from the landing station 3 with the trunk band signal 7a. Send to Landing Station 4.
- the optical add / drop circuit 10 b transmits the trunk signal received from the landing station 4 to the landing station 3, removes a part from the trunk signal, and adds a branch signal received from the landing station 3 to land. Sent to lifting station 2.
- the optical add / drop circuit 10b receives a trunk signal including the trunk band signal 7b and the drop band signal 8b from the landing station 4, it transmits the trunk signal to the landing station 3. To do.
- the optical add / drop circuit 10b extracts the drop band signal 8b from the trunk signal received from the landing station 4 and combines the add band signal 9b and the trunk band signal 7b received from the landing station 3 with each other. Send to Landing Station 2.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the optical add / drop circuit 10a. Since the configuration of the optical add / drop circuit 10b is the same as that of the optical add / drop circuit 10a, detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the optical add / drop circuit 10a includes an optical coupler 12 that distributes optical signals, a ROADM circuit 15 and a ROADM circuit 17 that transmit optical signals in a predetermined wavelength band, and an optical coupler 14 that combines optical signals having different wavelength bands. And two input ports 11 and 13 and two output ports 16 and 18.
- the input port 11 is connected to the landing station 2 through the transmission line 5, and a trunk signal is input from the landing station 2.
- the input port 13 is connected to the landing station 3 via the transmission line 5, and a branch signal is input from the landing station 3.
- the optical coupler 12 branches the trunk signal received from the landing station 2 via the input port 11 and outputs the trunk signal to each of the output port 16 and the ROADM circuit 15.
- the optical coupler 14 combines the optical signals received from each of the ROADM circuit 15 and the ROADM circuit 17 and transmits the combined signal to the landing station 4 via the output port 18.
- the ROADM circuit 15 When the ROADM circuit 15 receives the trunk signal from the optical coupler 12, the ROADM circuit 15 transmits an optical signal in a predetermined wavelength band in the trunk signal and transmits the optical signal to the optical coupler 14. In the case of the optical add / drop circuit 10 a shown in FIG. 1, the ROADM circuit 15 transmits the trunk band signal 7 a to the optical coupler 14.
- the ROADM circuit 17 receives a branch signal from the landing station 3 via the input port 13
- the ROADM circuit 17 transmits an optical signal in a predetermined wavelength band in the branch signal and transmits the optical signal to the optical coupler 14.
- the ROADM circuit 17 transmits the add band signal 9 a to the optical coupler 14.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the RAOADM circuit 15.
- the configuration of the RAOADM circuit 15 will be described here. Further, it is assumed that the trunk signal transmitted from the landing station 2 to the optical add / drop branch device 1 is divided into three wavelength bands. Of the three divided wavelength bands, the optical signal in the first wavelength band is the first band signal 151, the optical signal in the second wavelength band is the second band signal 152, and the optical signal in the third wavelength band is The third band signal 153 is assumed.
- the RAODM circuit 15 includes a duplexer 101 that demultiplexes an input optical signal into a plurality of wavelength bands, optical switches 111 to 113 that transmit or block the input light, and transmission or blocking of the optical switches 111 to 113. And a control unit 81 that sets the optical signal and an optical coupler 120 that combines the input optical signals.
- the demultiplexer 101 demultiplexes the input trunk signal into a first band signal, a second band signal, and a third band signal. Then, the duplexer 101 transmits the first band signal to the optical switch 111, transmits the second band signal to the optical switch 112, and transmits the third band signal to the optical switch 113.
- the control unit 130 is connected to the landing station 2 via a signal line.
- the control unit 130 receives a control signal for setting transmission or blocking for each of the optical switches 111 to 113 from the landing station 2, the control unit 130 sets transmission or blocking for the optical switches 111 to 113 according to the control signal.
- the configuration of the control unit 130 there is a logic circuit that sets ON / OFF for each of the optical switches 111 to 113 in accordance with a control signal received from the landing station 2.
- transmission the case of being on
- blocking the case of being off is referred to as “blocking”.
- the optical switches 111 to 113 are optical blockers or variable optical attenuators, and transmit or block an input optical signal according to the on / off setting by the control unit 130.
- the optical coupler 120 is a three-input one-output multiplexer, and transmits optical signals received from the optical switches 111 to 113 to the outside. When receiving two or more types of optical signals having different wavelength bands from the optical switches 111 to 113, the optical coupler 120 multiplexes the two or more types of received optical signals and sends them to the outside.
- the control part 130 is connected with the landing station 2 by the signal wire
- the control part 130 may be connected to two or more landing stations.
- the signal line connecting the control unit 130 and the landing station 2 is provided in the submarine cable along the transmission line 5 in the same manner as the power supply line to the optical add / drop branching apparatus 1.
- the optical signal is divided into three wavelength bands.
- the optical signal may be divided into two wavelength bands. In this case, two optical switches may be provided.
- the optical coupler 120 may be a 2-input 1-output type multiplexer.
- control unit 130 has received a control signal from landing station 2 to set optical switch 111 and optical switch 113 to “transmission” and to set optical switch 112 to “blocking”.
- the control unit 130 sets the optical switch 111 and the optical switch 113 to ON and sets the optical switch 112 to OFF according to the control signal.
- the duplexer 101 shown in FIG. 3 transmits a first band signal to the optical switch 111, transmits a second band signal to the optical switch 112, and A 3-band signal is transmitted to the optical switch 113.
- the optical switch 111 transmits the first band signal received from the duplexer 101 and transmits it to the optical coupler 120.
- the optical switch 113 transmits the third band signal received from the duplexer 101 and transmits it to the optical coupler 120.
- the optical switch 112 blocks the second band signal received from the duplexer 101 and does not transmit the second band signal to the optical coupler 120.
- the optical coupler 120 transmits a combined signal obtained by combining the first band signal received from the optical switch 111 and the third band signal received from the optical switch 113 to the optical coupler 14 illustrated in FIG.
- an input optical signal is demultiplexed into a plurality of wavelength bands by a demultiplexer, and the demultiplexed optical signals are signals of a desired wavelength band by a selective optical switch. Only the transmitted optical signal is transmitted, and the transmitted optical signal is combined by an optical coupler and transmitted.
- the configuration of the apparatus is simplified, and the optical signal to be transmitted can be selected by dividing the optical signal not by the wavelength unit but by the wavelength band. As a result, in the optical submarine cable system, the manufacturing cost can be suppressed and the reliability can be improved.
- the network can be reconfigured by enabling the control unit to change the setting of the optical switch. Examples of the optical transmission apparatus according to this embodiment will be described below.
- the duplexer 101 shown in FIG. 3 is composed of a plurality of optical filters connected in multiple stages.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the RAOADM circuit of this embodiment.
- the trunk signal transmitted from the landing station 2 to the optical add / drop branch device 1 is divided into four wavelength bands.
- the optical signal of the first wavelength band is the first band signal 71
- the optical signal of the second wavelength band is the second band signal 72
- the optical signal of the third wavelength band is The optical signal is the third band signal 73
- the optical signal in the fourth wavelength band is the fourth band signal.
- the RAODM circuit 15 shown in FIG. 4 includes optical filters 31 to 33, optical circuit breakers 41 to 44, a control unit 81, and optical couplers 51 to 53.
- the optical filters 31 to 33 correspond to the duplexer 101 shown in FIG.
- Each of the optical couplers 51 to 53 is a 2-input 1-output type multiplexer.
- the optical filters 31 to 33 are, for example, a dielectric multilayer filter, a waveguide type duplexer, or a fiber Bragg grating type duplexer.
- Each of the optical filters 31 to 33 is a reflective optical filter that transmits an optical signal in a predetermined wavelength band and reflects an optical signal in another wavelength band.
- an optical signal transmitted through the optical filter is referred to as a transmitted signal
- an optical signal reflected from the optical filter is referred to as a reflected signal.
- the optical filter 32 is a transmission path for transmitting a transmission signal of the optical filter 31 and is connected to the optical filter 31.
- the optical filter 33 is a transmission path for transmitting the reflected signal of the optical filter 31 and is connected to the optical filter 31.
- the optical filter 31 transmits the optical signal in the wavelength band including the first band signal 71 and the second band signal 72, but reflects the optical signal in the wavelength band including the third band signal 73 and the fourth band signal 74.
- the optical filter 32 transmits the first band signal 71 but reflects the second band signal 72.
- the optical filter 33 transmits the third band signal 73 but reflects the fourth band signal 74.
- the optical circuit breakers 41 to 44 correspond to the optical switches 111 to 113 shown in FIG.
- the optical circuit breakers 41 to 44 are, for example, mechanical optical switches using bulk optical elements or optical fibers, or electronic optical switches using an electro-optical effect or an electric field absorption effect.
- a transmission signal of the optical filter 32 is input to the optical circuit breaker 41 through the transmission line, and a reflection signal of the optical filter 32 is input to the optical circuit breaker 42 through the transmission line.
- a transmission signal of the optical filter 33 is input to the optical circuit breaker 43 through the transmission path, and a reflection signal of the optical filter 33 is input to the optical circuit breaker 44 through the transmission path.
- control unit 130 has received from the landing station 2 a control signal indicating that the optical breakers 41, 42, and 44 are set to “transmission” and the optical breaker 43 is set to “break”. To do.
- the control unit 130 sets the light breakers 41, 42, and 44 to on and sets the light breaker 43 to off according to the control signal.
- the trunk signal output from the optical coupler 12 shown in FIG. 2 is input to the optical filter 31, the trunk signal is divided into optical signals of two wavelength bands by the optical filter 31.
- the optical signal in one wavelength band is divided into a first band signal 71 and a second band signal 72 by the optical filter 32.
- the optical signal in the other wavelength band is divided into a third band signal 73 and a fourth band signal 74 by the optical filter 33.
- the first band signal 71 is transmitted through the optical breaker 41 and input to the optical coupler 51.
- the second band signal 72 is transmitted through the optical circuit breaker 42 and input to the optical coupler 51.
- the third band signal 73 is blocked by the optical blocker 43.
- the fourth band signal 74 is transmitted through the optical circuit breaker 44 and input to the optical coupler 52.
- the first band signal 71 and the second band signal 72 input to the optical coupler 51 are combined by the optical coupler 51 and then input to the optical coupler 53.
- the fourth band signal 74 input to the optical coupler 52 is transmitted to the optical coupler 53.
- the first band signal 71, the second band signal 72, and the fourth band signal 74 are combined by the optical coupler 53 and then output to the optical coupler 14 shown in FIG.
- a reliable RAOADM circuit can be realized with a simple configuration by using a configuration in which optical filters are connected in multiple stages as a duplexer.
- the number of divisions of the wavelength band can be increased according to the number of stages of the optical filter.
- the duplexer 101 shown in FIG. 3 is composed of an optical coupler and an optical filter.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the RAOADM circuit of this embodiment.
- the trunk signal transmitted from the landing station 2 to the optical add / drop branching apparatus 1 is divided into four wavelength bands.
- the RAODM circuit 15 of this embodiment includes optical couplers 54 to 56, optical filters 34 to 37, optical circuit breakers 41 to 44, and optical couplers 51 to 53.
- the optical couplers 54 to 56 and the optical filters 34 to 37 correspond to the duplexer 101 shown in FIG.
- Each of the optical couplers 54 to 56 is a 1-input 2-output distributor.
- the control unit 130 shown in FIG. 3 is provided, and the control unit 130 is connected to the optical circuit breakers 41 to 44 through signal lines, but the illustration in FIG. 5 is omitted. .
- the input ends of the optical couplers 55 and 56 are connected to the two output ends of the optical coupler 54 via transmission lines, respectively.
- the respective input ends of the optical filters 34 and 35 are connected to the two output ends of the optical coupler 55 via transmission lines.
- the respective input ends of the optical filters 36 and 37 are connected to the two output ends of the optical coupler 56 via transmission lines.
- the optical filters 34 to 37 are, for example, a dielectric multilayer filter, a waveguide type duplexer, or a fiber Bragg grating type duplexer.
- Each of the optical filters 34 to 37 is an absorption type optical filter that transmits an optical signal in a predetermined wavelength band but does not transmit or reflect an optical signal in another wavelength band.
- the optical signal transmitted through the optical filter is referred to as a transmitted signal.
- the optical filter 34 transmits or blocks the first band signal 71.
- the optical filter 35 transmits or blocks the second band signal 72.
- the optical filter 36 transmits or blocks the third band signal 73.
- the optical filter 37 transmits or blocks the fourth band signal 74.
- control unit 130 has received from the landing station 2 a control signal indicating that the optical breakers 41, 42, and 44 are set to “transmission” and the optical breaker 43 is set to “break”. To do.
- the control unit 130 sets the light breakers 41, 42, and 44 to on and sets the light breaker 43 to off according to the control signal.
- the trunk signal output from the optical coupler 12 shown in FIG. 2 is input to the optical coupler 54, the trunk signal is distributed to the two optical couplers 55 and 56 by the optical coupler 54.
- the trunk signal input to the optical coupler 55 is distributed to each of the optical filters 34 and 35.
- the trunk signal input to the optical coupler 56 is distributed to the optical filters 36 and 37, respectively.
- the trunk signal input to the optical filter 34 only the first band signal 71 is transmitted through the optical filter 34 and input to the optical circuit breaker 41.
- the second band signal 72 is transmitted through the optical filter 35 and input to the optical circuit breaker 42.
- the third band signal 73 is transmitted through the optical filter 36 and input to the optical circuit breaker 43.
- the fourth band signal 74 is transmitted through the optical filter 37 and input to the optical circuit breaker 44.
- the first band signal 71 is transmitted through the optical breaker 41 and input to the optical coupler 51.
- the second band signal 72 is transmitted through the optical circuit breaker 42 and input to the optical coupler 51.
- the third band signal 73 is blocked by the optical blocker 43.
- the fourth band signal 74 is transmitted through the optical circuit breaker 44 and input to the optical coupler 52. Since the operations of the optical couplers 51 to 53 are the same as those in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the optical signal is divided so that the wavelength band of the transmitted optical signal is uniform, but this embodiment is a case where the width of the wavelength band is not uniform.
- the optical signal is divided into three wavelength bands in the ROADM circuit 15 of the second embodiment.
- an optical signal in the first wavelength band is referred to as a first band signal 75
- an optical signal in the second wavelength band is referred to as a second band signal 76
- an optical signal in the third wavelength band is referred to as an optical signal in the third wavelength band.
- This is referred to as a third band signal 77.
- the widths of the wavelength bands of the second band signal 76 and the third band signal 77 are the same, but the width of the wavelength band of the first band signal 75 is twice that of the second band signal 76.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the RAOADM circuit of the present embodiment.
- the RAODM circuit 15 includes optical filters 31 and 33, optical circuit breakers 41 to 43, and optical couplers 52 and 53.
- the optical filters 31 and 33 correspond to the duplexer 101 shown in FIG.
- the control unit 130 shown in FIG. 3 is provided, and the control unit 130 is connected to the optical circuit breakers 41 to 43 through signal lines, but the illustration of FIG. 6 is omitted. .
- the light breakers 41 to 43 transmit or block the input optical signal according to the ON / OFF setting by the control unit 130 as in the first embodiment.
- the optical blocker 41 transmits or blocks the first band signal 75.
- the optical blocker 42 transmits or blocks the second band signal 76.
- the optical blocker 43 transmits or blocks the third band signal 77.
- the number of divisions of the wavelength band of the optical signal is three, and the width of the wavelength band of the first band signal 75 is larger than that of the other band signals. Therefore, a detailed description of the operation of the RAOADM circuit 15 is omitted.
- a highly reliable RAOADM circuit can be realized with a simple configuration even if the transmitted optical signal includes optical signals having different wavelength band widths.
- variable optical attenuator is used instead of the optical circuit breaker in the RAOADM circuit 15 of the third embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the RAOADM circuit of this embodiment.
- the RAODM circuit 15 includes optical filters 31 and 33, variable optical attenuators 61 to 63, and optical couplers 52 and 53.
- the optical filters 31 and 33 correspond to the duplexer 101 shown in FIG.
- the control unit 130 shown in FIG. 3 is provided, and the control unit 130 is connected to the variable optical attenuators 61 to 63 through signal lines, but the illustration of FIG. 7 is omitted. Yes.
- variable optical attenuators 61 to 63 transmit or attenuate the input optical signal according to the on / off setting by the control unit 130.
- the variable optical attenuator 61 transmits or attenuates the first band signal 75.
- the variable optical attenuator 62 transmits or attenuates the second band signal 76.
- the variable optical attenuator 63 transmits or attenuates the third band signal 77.
- the number of divisions of the wavelength band of the optical signal is 3, the width of the wavelength band of the first band signal 75 is larger than the other band signals, and the optical switch of the RAOADM circuit 15 is variable. Since the optical attenuator is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the optical attenuator, detailed description of the operation of the RAOADM circuit 15 is omitted.
- the present embodiment corresponds to an example in which a part of the configuration shown in the second embodiment is changed. However, the present embodiment is not limited to being applied to the second embodiment, and is applied to any of the above-described embodiments and examples. May be.
- a highly reliable RAOADM circuit can be realized with a simple configuration by using a variable optical attenuator having an optical cutoff function instead of an optical cutoff as an optical switch. Further, if the attenuation rate of each variable optical attenuator can be adjusted, the level difference of each wavelength band can be corrected.
- the manufacturing cost can be suppressed and the reliability can be improved.
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2~4 陸揚局
10a、10b 光アド/ドロップ回路
15、17 ROADM回路
31~33 光フィルタ
41~47 光遮断器
51~53 光カプラ
61~63 可変光減衰器
101 分波器
111~113 光スイッチ
120 光カプラ
130 制御部
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- 入力される光信号を複数の波長帯域に分波する分波器と、
前記分波器で分波された複数の光信号に対応して、分波された光信号を透過もしくは遮断する光遮断器または可変光減衰器で構成される、複数の光スイッチと、
前記複数の光スイッチから出力される光信号を合波する第1の光カプラと、
前記複数の光スイッチのそれぞれについて、前記分波された光信号に対する透過または遮断を設定するための制御部と、
を有する光伝送装置。 - 請求項1記載の光伝送装置において、
前記分波器は、
前記入力される光信号のうち、所定の波長帯域の光信号を透過し、該所定の波長帯域以外の波長帯域の光信号を反射する反射型光フィルタである、光伝送装置。 - 請求項2記載の光伝送装置において、
前記分波器は、
前記反射型光フィルタが多段に接続された構成を有する、光伝送装置。 - 請求項1記載の光伝送装置において、
前記分波器は、
前記入力される光信号を分配する第2の光カプラと、
前記第2の光カプラと前記複数の光スイッチとの間に該複数の光スイッチに対応して設けられ、該第2の光カプラから分配される光信号に対して、相互に異なる波長帯域の光信号を透過する複数の吸収型光フィルタとを有する、光伝送装置。 - 請求項1から4のいずれか1項記載の光伝送装置において、
前記複数の波長帯域は帯域幅が均等ではない、光伝送装置。
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