Abstract: The invention relates to an optical network element, particularly an optical line terminal, OLT, for transmitting and receiving signals wire an optical network that comprises at least one optical fiber link and at least one further optical network element. The optical network element provides a primary optical pumping mean for emitting optical pump power to set at least one optical fiber link. The emitted optical pump power forms at least one gain medium outside the optical network element to provide optical pump power to the network for amplifying the singles to receive so that outside of the domain of the optical network element no electrical energy supply is needed.

Abstract: A method for automatic confirmation of an optical network element optical modules each having multiple fibers; a fiber shuffle interconnector having ports to which said optical modules are connected; and a configuration unit which performs an automatic configuration of said optical network element by controlling all optical modules connected to said fiber shuffle interconnector to transmit a fiber identifier associated with a fiber of the respective optical module to the respective port of said fiber shuffle interconnector to which said optical module is connected, wherein said fiber shuffle interconnector forwards the received fiber identifier via another port of said fiber shuffle interconnector to another optical module of said optical network element which detects said forwarded fiber identifier being monitored by said configuration unit to generate a connectivity matrix indicating the connection of said optical modules to said fiber shuffle interconnector on the basis of the detected fiber identifiers.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical network element, particularly an optical line terminal, OLT, for transmitting and receiving signals wire an optical network that comprises at least one optical fiber link and at least one further optical network element. The optical network element provides a primary optical pumping mean for emitting optical pump power to set at least one optical fiber link. The emitted optical pump power forms at least one gain medium outside the optical network element to provide optical pump power to the network for amplifying the singles to receive so that outside of the domain of the optical network element no electrical energy supply is needed.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical network element (100; 200), particularly an optical line terminal, OLT, for transmitting (540) and receiving (560) signals wire an optical network that comprises at least one optical fiber link (500) and at least one further optical network element (300; 400). The optical network element (100; 200) provides a primary optical pumping mean (166; 266) for emitting optical pump power to set at least one optical fiber link (500). The emitted optical pump power forms at least one gain medium outside the optical network element (100; 200) to provide optical pump power to the network for amplifying the singles to receive (560) so that outside of the domain of the optical network element (100) no electrical energy supply is needed.

Abstract: A method for automatic confirmation of an optical network element optical modules each having multiple fibres; a fibre shuffle interconnector having ports to which said optical modules are connected; and a configuration unit which performs an automatic configuration of said optical network element by controlling all optical modules connected to said fibre shuffle interconnector to transmit a fibre identifier associated with a fibre of the respective optical module to the respective port of said fibre shuffle interconnector to which said optical module is connected, wherein said fibre shuffle interconnector forwards the received fibre identifier via another port of said fibre shuffle interconnector to another optical module of said optical network element which detects said forwarded fibre identifier being monitored by said configuration unit to generate a connectivity matrix indicating the connection of said optical modules to said fibre shuffle interconnector on the basis of the detected fibre identifiers.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical network element (100; 200), particularly an optical line terminal, OLT, for transmitting (540) and receiving (560) signals wire an optical network that comprises at least one optical fiber link (500) and at least one further optical network element (300; 400). The optical network element (100; 200) provides a primary optical pumping mean (166; 266) for emitting optical pump power to set at least one optical fiber link (500). The emitted optical pump power forms at least one gain medium outside the optical network element (100; 200) to provide optical pump power to the network for amplifying the singles to receive (560) so that outside of the domain of the optical network element (100) no electrical energy supply is needed.

Abstract: In the high-bit-rate transmission of optical signals in an optical transmission system having N optical fiber link sections with, in each case, one optical fiber and one dispersion compensation unit, the absolute-magnitude compensations of the first to Nth dispersion compensation units are dimensioned in such a way that the first to N?1-th fiber link sections is/are overcompensated, in each case, by approximately the same absolute magnitude overcompensation. Furthermore, the absolute-magnitude compensation of the Nth dispersion compensation unit is dimensioned in such a way that the accumulated fiber dispersion at the output of the optical transmission system is virtually completely compensated.

Abstract: A method for determining signal quality in optical transmission systems, wherein the effective signal-to-noise ratio is determined by measuring amplitude histograms of a signal and by calculating characteristic histogram moments and additional interference is ascertained by comparing the characteristic histogram moments with the optical signal-to-noise ratio.

Abstract: A method and system for regulating the decision threshold and the sampling clock phase of a data regenerator for a binary signal, wherein error correction signals for erroneous 1-bits and 0-bits are used for regulating the decision threshold of a decision stage, and further phase correction signals between transitions of binary signals serve for the phase regulation of a sampling clock signal.

Abstract: A method for determining interactions between a number of optical channels in a wavelength division multiplexed signal wherein, given that during broadband optical transmission, the quality of a “Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed” signal is adversely affected by multiple channel interactions, the method is used to determine the governing effects, the Kerr effect and the non-linear scattering process by evaluating the spectral profile of the Q factor or of the bit error rate.

Abstract: A method for determining signal quality in optical transmission systems, wherein the effective signal-to-noise ratio is determined by measuring amplitude histograms of a signal and by calculating characteristic histogram moments and additional interference is ascertained by comparing the characteristic histogram moments with the optical signal-to-noise ratio.

Abstract: In the high-bit-rate transmission of optical signals in an optical transmission system having N optical fiber link sections with, in each case, one optical fiber and one dispersion compensation unit, the absolute-magnitude compensations of the first to Nth dispersion compensation units are dimensioned in such a way that the first to N−1-th fiber link sections is/are overcompensated, in each case, by approximately the same absolute magnitude overcompensation. Furthermore, the absolute-magnitude compensation of the Nth dispersion compensation unit is dimensioned in such a way that the accumulated fiber dispersion at the output of the optical transmission system is virtually completely compensated.

Abstract: A method and system for regulating the decision threshold and the sampling clock phase of a data regenerator for a binary signal, wherein error correction signals for erroneous 1-bits and 0-bits are used for regulating the decision threshold of a decision stage, and further phase correction signals between transitions of binary signals serve for the phase regulation of a sampling clock signal.

Abstract: A method for determining interactions between a number of optical channels in a wavelength division multiplexed signal wherein, given that during broadband optical transmission, the quality of a “Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed” signal is adversely affected by multiple channel interactions, the method is used to determine the governing effects, the Kerr effect and the nonlinear scattering process by evaluating the spectral profile of the Q factor or of the bit error rate.