Abstract: A method of optimising the componentry of an optical data transmission link, the link comprising a series of optical components interconnected by a fiber network, the method comprising the steps of: (a) calculating an equivalent fiber representation for the link; (b) utilising an optimisation algorithm to eliminate redundant optical components from the link; (c) utilising an optimisation algorithm to determine the input channel power of the link.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 11, 2002
Date of Patent:
August 3, 2004
Assignee:
VPISystems
Inventors:
Dissanayake M. Premaratne, Peter J. Feder, Julian N. Walford, Rudolf Moosburger
Abstract: A method of optimising the componentry of an optical data transmission link, the link comprising a series of optical components interconnected by a fiber network, the method comprising the steps of: (a) calculating an equivalent fiber representation for the link; (b) utilising an optimisation algorithm to eliminate redundant optical components from the link; (c) utilising an optimisation algorithm to determine the input channel power of the link.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 11, 2002
Publication date:
September 11, 2003
Applicant:
VPIsystems
Inventors:
Dissanayake M. Premaratne, Peter J. Feder, Julian N. Walford, Rudolf Moosburger