Power optimization of point-to-point optical systems without visibility of intermediate system parameters

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for programming a controller to perform steps of:

responsive to transmission of a power spectral density input into an optical system with one or more probe signals, obtaining first measurements of a performance metric of each of the one or more probe signals at an output of the optical system while the one or more probe signals are moved across a band of optical spectrum;

responsive to causing power perturbations across the band, obtaining second measurements of the performance metric of each of the one or more probe signals at the output of the optical system while the one or more probe signals are moved across the band;

analyzing the performance metric as a function of power utilizing the first measurements and the second measurements; and

utilizing results from the analyzing the performance metric for determining settings in the optical system.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the performance metric includes any of end-to-end channel powers, Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), Noise-to-Signal Ratio (NSR), Bit Error Rate (BER), Q-factor, and Mean Squared Error (MSE).

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the performance metric relates to Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), and wherein the utilizing includes

determining approximate power change per channel to increase margin to a next available capacity; and

determining net system performance impact across all channels based on the approximate power change.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the performance metric relates to Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), and wherein the utilizing includes

upshifting a channel when SNR for adjacent channels of the one or more probe signals are above a target SNR after a power change that is required for the upshifting.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the utilizing further includes

repeating the upshifting across the band.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein intermediate system parameters of the optical system are unknown or inaccessible, and wherein the intermediate system parameters related to an intermediate system that connects one node to another node and includes one or more optical amplifiers.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the optical system includes a submarine system with a wet plant.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the optical system includes a foreign line system where knowledge of intermediate system parameters is unknown or inaccessible.

9. A method comprising the steps of:

responsive to transmission of a power spectral density input into an optical system with one or more probe signals, obtaining first measurements of a performance metric of each of the one or more probe signals at an output of the optical system while the one or more probe signals are moved across a band of optical spectrum;

responsive to causing power perturbations across the band, obtaining second measurements of the performance metric of each of the one or more probe signals at the output of the optical system while the one or more probe signals are moved across the band;

analyzing the performance metric as a function of power utilizing the first measurements and the second measurements; and

utilizing results from the analyzing the performance metric for determining settings in the optical system.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the performance metric includes any of end-to-end channel powers, Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), Noise-to-Signal Ratio (NSR), Bit Error Rate (BER), Q-factor, and Mean Squared Error (MSE).

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the performance metric relates to Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), and wherein the utilizing includes

determining approximate power change per channel to increase margin to a next available capacity; and

determining net system performance impact across all channels based on the approximate power change.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the performance metric relates to Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), and wherein the utilizing includes

upshifting a channel when SNR for adjacent channels of the one or more probe signals are above a target SNR after a power change that is required for the upshifting.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the utilizing further includes

repeating the upshifting across the band.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein intermediate system parameters of the optical system are unknown or inaccessible, and wherein the intermediate system parameters related to an intermediate system that connects one node to another node and includes one or more optical amplifiers.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the optical system includes a submarine system with a wet plant.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the optical system includes a foreign line system where knowledge of intermediate system parameters is unknown or inaccessible.

17. An optical network comprising:

at least one modem connected to a multiplexer connected to an optical system; and

a controller configured to

cause transmission of a power spectral density input into the optical system with one or more probe signals from the at least one modem,

obtain first measurements of a performance metric of each of the one or more probe signals at an output of the optical system while the one or more probe signals are moved across a band of optical spectrum,

cause power perturbations across the band,

obtain second measurements of the performance metric of each of the one or more probe signals at the output of the optical system while the one or more probe signals are moved across the band during the power perturbations,

analyze the performance metric as a function of power utilizing the first measurements and the second measurements, and

utilize results from the analyzing the performance metric for determining settings in the optical system.

18. The optical network of claim 17 , wherein the performance metric includes any of end-to-end channel powers, Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), Noise-to-Signal Ratio (NSR), Bit Error Rate (BER), Q-factor, and Mean Squared Error (MSE).

19. The optical network of claim 17 , wherein intermediate system parameters of the optical system are unknown or inaccessible, and wherein the intermediate system parameters related to an intermediate system that connects one node to another node and includes one or more optical amplifiers.

20. The optical network of claim 17 , wherein the optical system includes a submarine system with a wet plant.