Abstract: A transmitter may include a digital signal processor (DSP) to generate an electrical signal associated with a beacon and a data signal. The transmitter may include an electro-optical component to convert the electrical signal to an optical signal to be transmitted by the transmitter. The beacon and the data signal may be on a common wavelength in the optical signal. A power of the beacon within the optical signal may be based on a value of an amplitude modulation factor applied to the beacon by the DSP in association with generating the electrical signal.

Abstract: In some implementations, an optical amplifier system includes a variable gain optical amplifier that is an erbium doped fiber amplifier. The variable gain optical amplifier may provide a first gain stage for an optical signal. The optical amplifier system may include a fixed gain optical amplifier that is an erbium-ytterbium doped fiber amplifier. The fixed gain optical amplifier may provide a second gain stage for the optical signal following the first gain stage.

Abstract: In some implementations, an amplifier device may include a first amplifier configured to amplify signals in a first range of optical wavelengths. The first amplifier may include a first portion that includes one or more first optical gain components, and a second portion that includes one or more second optical gain components and a variable optical attenuator. The amplifier device may include a second amplifier configured to amplify signals in a second range of optical wavelengths. The amplifier device may include a filter for the first range of optical wavelengths and the second range of optical wavelengths. The filter may be located between the first portion and the second portion of the first amplifier.

Abstract: In some implementations, a device may apply a modulation to an electrical current to derive a modulated electrical current. The device may supply the modulated electrical current to an optical pump source for an optical amplifier to cause the optical pump source to emit light based on the modulated electrical current. The device may generate a signal based on an optical power of the light emitted by the optical pump source. The device may filter the signal with respect to a feedback signal that is to result from the modulated electrical current to derive a filtered signal. The device may process the filtered signal to identify whether the feedback signal is present in the filtered signal based on a power indicated by the filtered signal. Whether the feedback signal is present indicates a state of the optical pump source.

Abstract: A transmitter may include a digital signal processor (DSP) to generate an electrical signal associated with a beacon and a data signal. The transmitter may include an electro-optical component to convert the electrical signal to an optical signal to be transmitted by the transmitter. The beacon and the data signal may be on a common wavelength in the optical signal. A power of the beacon within the optical signal may be based on a value of an amplitude modulation factor applied to the beacon by the DSP in association with generating the electrical signal.

Abstract: In some implementations, an amplifier device may include a first amplifier configured to amplify signals in a first range of optical wavelengths. The first amplifier may include a first portion that includes one or more first optical gain components, and a second portion that includes one or more second optical gain components and a variable optical attenuator. The amplifier device may include a second amplifier configured to amplify signals in a second range of optical wavelengths. The amplifier device may include a filter for the first range of optical wavelengths and the second range of optical wavelengths. The filter may be located between the first portion and the second portion of the first amplifier.

Abstract: An optical device may include a planar lightwave circuit (PLC) waveguide to guide an optical signal. The optical device may include a thermo-optic phase shifter to receive a control signal for controlling a temperature of the thermo-optic phase shifter, the temperature of the thermo-optic phase shifter being used to apply a phase shift to the optical signal in the PLC waveguide, and adjust the temperature of the thermo-optic phase shifter based on the control signal. The optical device may include a feedback component to generate feedback associated with applying the phase shift. The optical device may include a controller to adjust the control signal based on the feedback, the control signal being adjusted to reduce a response time of the thermo-optic phase shifter in applying the phase shift.

Abstract: The disclosed systems, structures, and methods are directed to an optical communication system. The optical communication system comprising an optical node configured to receive a light signal, in which the light signal is received from a first optical path and a second optical path, and the optical node is further configured to determine a change in state of polarization (SOP) of the light signal received from the first optical path and the second optical path, a processing unit configured to determine if at least a portion of the first optical path and the second optical path has a/similar change in SOP.

Abstract: A method, transceiver, and system for monitoring performance of a fiber optic-based communication network and, in particular to determining contributing linear and nonlinear noise components, is disclosed. The method includes computing fast bit error rate of a received optical signal at a sampling time interval that is less than or equal to 100 microseconds (?secs), generating, over a time period, a bit error rate distribution data associated with the computed fast bit error rate, applying statistical measurements to the bit error rate distribution data to extract statistical attribute data of the bit error rate distribution data, processing the extracted statistical attribute data to separately determine nonlinear noise components and linear noise components that contribute to total noise levels, and changing a launch power associated with an optical signal to be transmitted in accordance with separately determined nonlinear noise components and linear noise components.

Abstract: A method, transceiver, and system for monitoring performance of a fiber optic-based communication network and, in particular to determining contributing linear and nonlinear noise components, is disclosed. The method includes computing fast bit error rate of a received optical signal at a sampling time interval that is less than or equal to 100 microseconds (?secs), generating, over a time period, a bit error rate distribution data associated with the computed fast bit error rate, applying statistical measurements to the bit error rate distribution data to extract statistical attribute data of the bit error rate distribution data, processing the extracted statistical attribute data to separately determine nonlinear noise components and linear noise components that contribute to total noise levels, and changing a launch power associated with an optical signal to be transmitted in accordance with separately determined nonlinear noise components and linear noise components.

Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus includes a multi-layer code generator to generate codewords based on application of a plurality of layers of encoding, an optical source to produce encoded optical pulses based on the generated codewords, and an optical coupler to propagate the encoded optical pulses to an optical medium.