IP Library Granted Patent US 11,515,960
Granted Patent B2
US 11,515,960 · App. 17/202,630 · Granted Nov 29, 2022

Transmission device, transmission system, and transmission method

Inventor: Tatsuya Tsuzuki (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
H04J14/0241H04J14/0212H04J14/0221H04Q11/0066H04Q2011/0086
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Patent No.
US 11,515,960
App. No.
17/202,630
Granted
Nov 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transmission device includes a wavelength multiplexer that wavelength-multiplexes a plurality of optical signals having different wavelengths to generate a wavelength-multiplexed optical signal, an amplifier that outputs the wavelength-multiplexed optical signal to a transmission path, and a first processor that allocates wavelength bands to the plurality of optical signals to be wavelength-multiplexed into the wavelength-multiplexed optical signal and controls power of the wavelength-multiplexed optical signal in accordance with the wavelength bands allocated to the plurality of optical signals.

Claims (76)

1. A transmission device comprising:

a multiplexer configured to multiplex a plurality of optical signals, and output a multiplexed optical signal, the plurality of optical signals including an optical signal;

an amplifier configured to output the multiplexed optical signal to a transmission path; and

a first processor configured to allocate frequency bands to the plurality of optical signals to be multiplexed into the multiplexed optical signal, wherein

the first processor controls so that a power that corresponds to the optical signal becomes first power when a spectrum of the optical signal is a first spectrum width, and

the first processor controls so that the power becomes second power being different from the first power when the spectrum is a second spectrum width different from the first spectrum width.

2. The transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of optical signals have different wavelengths each other.

3. The transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein

the second power is larger than the first power, and

the second spectrum width is larger than first spectrum width.

4. The transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein

the multiplexer includes a plurality of attenuators that respectively attenuate the plurality of optical signals to be multiplexed into the multiplexed optical signal, and

the first processor controls amounts of attenuation of the plurality of attenuators in accordance with the frequency bands allocated to the plurality of optical signals, respectively.

5. The transmission device according to claim 4 , wherein

the first processor controls the amounts of attenuation of the plurality of attenuators such that powers of the plurality of optical signals to be outputted from the plurality of attenuators increase in proportion to the frequency bands allocated to the plurality of optical signals, respectively.

6. The transmission device according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a first memory that stores the frequency bands and powers of the plurality of optical signals in association with each other,

wherein the first processor acquires, from the first memory, powers corresponding to the frequency bands allocated to the plurality of optical signals, and controls the amounts of attenuation of the plurality of attenuators such that the powers of the plurality of optical signals approximate the acquired powers, respectively.

7. The transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein

the amplifier amplifies the multiplexed optical signal according to gain which is controlled in accordance with the frequency bands allocated to the plurality of optical signals.

8. The transmission device according to claim 7 , wherein

the amplifier includes:

a second processor configured to control the gain such that powers of the plurality of optical signals contained in the multiplexed optical signal increase in proportion to the frequency bands allocated to the plurality of optical signals.

9. The transmission device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit one of the plurality of optical signals to the multiplexer; and

a third processor configured to set, in the transmitter, a multi-level modulation scheme and a baud rate of the one of the plurality of optical signals,

wherein the first processor allocates a frequency band corresponding to the baud rate to the one of the plurality of optical signals.

10. A transmission device comprising:

a multiplexer configured to multiplex a plurality of optical signals, and output a multiplexed optical signal, the plurality of optical signals including an optical signal;

an amplifier configured to output the multiplexed optical signal to a transmission path; and

a first processor configured to allocate frequency bands to the plurality of optical signals to be multiplexed into the multiplexed optical signal, wherein

the first processor controls so that a power that corresponds to the optical signal becomes first power when a baud rate of the optical signal is a first baud rate, and

the first processor controls so that the power becomes second power being different from the first power when the baud rate of the optical signal is a second baud rate different from the first baud rate.

11. The transmission device according to claim 10 , wherein

the amplifier amplifies the multiplexed optical signal according to gain which is controlled in accordance with the frequency bands allocated to the plurality of optical signals.

12. The transmission device according to claim 10 , wherein

the second power is larger than the first power, and

the second baud rate is larger than the first baud rate.

13. The transmission device according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit the optical signal to the multiplexer; and

a second processor configured to set, in the transmitter, a multi-level modulation scheme and the baud rate,

wherein the first processor allocates a frequency band corresponding to the baud rate to the one of the plurality of optical signals.

14. A transmission device comprising:

a multiplexer configured to multiplex a plurality of optical signals, and output a multiplexed optical signal, the plurality of optical signals including an optical signal;

an amplifier configured to output the multiplexed optical signal to a transmission path; and

a first processor configured to control so that a power that correspond to the optical signal becomes first power when a frequency band of the optical signal is a first frequency bandwidth, and control so that the power becomes second power being different form the first power when the frequency band is a second frequency bandwidth different from the first frequency bandwidth, wherein

the first processor controls the power when the frequency band is a second frequency bandwidth, based on a size of the second frequency bandwidth.

15. A transmission device comprising:

a multiplexer configured to multiplex a plurality of optical signals, and output a multiplexed optical signal, the plurality of optical signals including an optical signal;

an amplifier configured to output the multiplexed optical signal to a transmission path; and

a first processor configured to control so that a power that correspond to the optical signal becomes first power when a frequency band of the optical signal is a first frequency bandwidth, and control so that the power becomes second power being different form the first power when the frequency band is a second frequency bandwidth different from the first frequency bandwidth, wherein

the amplifier amplifies the multiplexed optical signal according to gain which is controlled in accordance with frequency bands allocated to the plurality of optical signals.

16. A transmission device comprising:

a multiplexer configured to multiplex a plurality of optical signals, and output a multiplexed optical signal, the plurality of optical signals including an optical signal;

an amplifier configured to output the multiplexed optical signal to a transmission path; and

a first processor configured to control so that a power that correspond to the optical signal becomes first power when a frequency band of the optical signal is a first frequency bandwidth, and control so that the power becomes second power being different form the first power when the frequency band is a second frequency bandwidth different from the first frequency bandwidth,

the transmission device further comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit the optical signal to the multiplexer; and

a second processor configured to set, in the transmitter, a multi-level modulation scheme and the baud rate, wherein

the first processor allocates a frequency band corresponding to the baud rate to the one of the plurality of optical signals.

17. A transmission device comprising:

a multiplexer configured to multiplex a plurality of optical signals, and output a multiplexed optical signal, the plurality of optical signals including an optical signal;

an amplifier configured to output the multiplexed optical signal to a transmission path; and

a first processor configured to control so that a power that correspond to the optical signal becomes first power when a frequency band of the optical signal is a first frequency bandwidth, and control so that the power becomes second power being different form the first power when the frequency band is a second frequency bandwidth different from the first frequency bandwidth, wherein

the second power is larger than the first power, and

the second frequency bandwidth is larger than first frequency bandwidth.

18. A transmission device comprising:

a multiplexer configured to multiplex a plurality of optical signals, and output a multiplexed optical signal, the plurality of optical signals including an optical signal;

an amplifier configured to output the multiplexed optical signal to a transmission path; and

a processor configured to allocate frequency bands to the plurality of optical signals to be multiplexed into the multiplexed optical signal, wherein

the processor controls so that a power that corresponds to the optical signal becomes first power when a frequency band of the optical signal is a first frequency bandwidth, and

the processor controls so that the power becomes second power different from the first power when the frequency band is a second frequency bandwidth different from the first frequency bandwidth.

19. The transmission device according to claim 18 , wherein

the second power is larger than the first power, and

the second frequency bandwidth is larger than the first frequency bandwidth.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2025
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: 1FINITY INC.
Reel/Frame 072436/0149 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2023
From: INMOTUS MEDICAL LLC
To: MIOS MARKETING LLC DBA REDPOINT MEDICAL 3D
Reel/Frame 062743/0740 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-156676 · Aug 23, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
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