Abstract: When a navigation device receives an input of speech from a user, it transmits data of inputted speech to a server and receives a speech recognition result. If a guide route includes a communication impossible area, the navigation device obtains terminal-use speech recognition data necessary for the navigation device to perform speech recognition from the server before reaching the communication impossible area. Thus, even if the speech is inputted by the user while traveling the communication impossible area, the navigation device can perform the speech recognition by itself by using the terminal-use speech recognition data.

Abstract: When a navigation device receives an input of speech from a user, it transmits data of inputted speech to a server and receives a speech recognition result. If a guide route includes a communication impossible area, the navigation device obtains terminal-use speech recognition data necessary for the navigation device to perform speech recognition from the server before reaching the communication impossible area. Thus, even if the speech is inputted by the user while traveling the communication impossible area, the navigation device can perform the speech recognition by itself by using the terminal-use speech recognition data.

Abstract: A terminal device mounted on a movable body, includes: an image capturing unit; a determining unit which determines whether to preferentially display an actually captured guide image using a captured image captured by the image capturing unit or a map guide image using map information, based on a relationship between an image capturing direction of the image capturing unit and a traveling direction of the movable body; and a display controlling unit which displays either the actually captured guide image or the map guide image based on a determination by the determining unit. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately determine whether to preferentially display the actually captured guide image or the map guide image.

Abstract: At an optical transmission system that uses plural light sources for Raman amplification, even when a failure occurred in a pumping light source in one of the light sources for Raman amplification, the signal light output level and its wavelength characteristic are not deteriorated at the final stage, and the number of components in the system is not made to be large and the cost of the system is not made to be high. This optical transmission system is provided. At an optical transmission system using “n” light sources for Raman amplification, a first to “n?1”th light sources for Raman amplification do not provide spare pumping light sources, and an “n”th light source for Raman amplification provides the spare pumping light sources. When a pumping light source in one of the “n” light sources for Raman amplification had a failure, the spare pumping light source in the “n”th light source for Raman amplification corresponding to the failure occurred pumping light source is worked.

Abstract: At an optical transmission system that uses plural light sources for Raman amplification, even when a failure occurred in a pumping light source in one of the light sources for Raman amplification, the signal light output level and its wavelength characteristic are not deteriorated at the final stage, and the number of components in the system is not made to be large and the cost of the system is not made to be high. This optical transmission system is provided. At an optical transmission system using “n” light sources for Raman amplification, a first to “n?1”th light sources for Raman amplification do not provide spare pumping light sources, and an “n”th light source for Raman amplification provides the spare pumping light sources. When a pumping light source in one of the “n” light sources for Raman amplification had a failure, the spare pumping light source in the “n”th light source for Raman amplification corresponding to the failure occurred pumping light source is worked.

Abstract: At an optical transmission system that uses plural light sources for Raman amplification, even when a failure occurred in a pumping light source in one of the light sources for Raman amplification, the signal light output level and its wavelength characteristic are not deteriorated at the final stage, and the number of components in the system is not made to be large and the cost of the system is not made to be high. This optical transmission system is provided. At an optical transmission system using “n” light sources for Raman amplification, a first to “n?1”th light sources for Raman amplification do not provide spare pumping light sources, and an “n”th light source for Raman amplification provides the spare pumping light sources. When a pumping light source in one of the “n” light sources for Raman amplification had a failure, the spare pumping light source in the “n”th light source for Raman amplification corresponding to the failure occurred pumping light source is worked.

Abstract: An optical amplifying and relaying system capable of easily and highly accurately monitor troubles in optical amplifiers provided in an up and a down optical fiber transmission line opposing each other is disclosed. Monitoring light signal folding-back lines including variable optical attenuators 4a and 4b and wavelength selective reflecting means 5a and 5b, respectively, are provided between optical transmission lines L1 and L2, which oppose each other and on which optical amplifiers 4a and 4b are disposed each other.

Abstract: A supervising apparatus for supervising optical transmission lines includes a first optical transmission line which transmits a signal light, a first supervisory light, and a second supervisory light; a second optical transmission line disposed opposite the first optical transmission line; a first supervisory-light transfer unit which cuts off the signal light and the second supervisory light from among lights returned while transmitted in the first optical transmission line, and transfers the first supervisory light transmitted, to the second optical transmission line; and a second supervisory light transfer unit which cuts off the signal light and the first supervisory light from among lights transmitted in the first optical transmission line, and transfers the second supervisory light transmitted, to the second optical transmission line.

Abstract: Flatness of a gain (optical output level) is maintained even when a wavelength division multiplex signal light (WDM signal light) is amplified in an optical amplification utilizing Raman amplification function. The optical amplifier comprises: two (first and second) pumping light sources for Raman amplification for outputting first and second pumping lights; the wavelength multiplexer for Raman amplification for allowing the first and second pumping lights to be incident on optical fiber transmission paths, where the WDM signal light propagates, in the direction opposite to the propagation direction of the signal light. The signal lights are Raman amplified by the both pumping lights. A wavelength of the first pumping light is set such that the gain of the Raman amplified signal light declines in the right direction, and, on the other side, the wavelength of the second pumping light is set such that the gain declines in the left direction.

Abstract: Flatness of a gain (optical output level) is maintained even when a wavelength division multiplex signal light (WDM signal light) is amplified in an optical amplification utilizing Raman amplification function. The optical amplifier comprises: two (first and second) pumping light sources for Raman amplification for outputting first and second pumping lights; the wavelength multiplexer for Raman amplification for allowing the first and second pumping lights to be incident on optical fiber transmission paths, where the WDM signal light propagates, in the direction opposite to the propagation direction of the signal light. The signal lights are Raman amplified by the both pumping lights. A wavelength of the first pumping light is set such that the gain of the Raman amplified signal light declines in the right direction, and, on the other side, the wavelength of the second pumping light is set such that the gain declines in the left direction.

Abstract: Flatness of a gain (optical output level) is maintained even when a wavelength division multiplex signal light (WDM signal light) is amplified in an optical amplification utilizing Raman amplification function. The optical amplifier comprises: two (first and second) pumping light sources for Raman amplification for outputting first and second pumping lights; the wavelength multiplexer for Raman amplification for allowing the first and second pumping lights to be incident on optical fiber transmission paths, where the WDM signal light propagates, in the direction opposite to the propagation direction of the signal light. The signal lights are Raman amplified by the both pumping lights. A wavelength of the first pumping light is set such that the gain of the Raman amplified signal light declines in the right direction, and, on the other side, the wavelength of the second pumping light is set such that the gain declines in the left direction.

Abstract: An optical amplifying and relaying system capable of easily and highly accurately monitor troubles in optical amplifiers provided in an up and a down optical fiber transmission line opposing each other is disclosed. Monitoring light signal folding-back lines including variable optical attenuators 4a and 4b and wavelength selective reflecting means 5a and 5b, respectively, are provided between optical transmission lines L1 and L2, which oppose each other and on which optical amplifiers 4a and 4b are disposed each other.

Abstract: An optical amplifying and relaying system capable of easily and highly accurately monitor troubles in optical amplifiers provided in an up and a down optical fiber transmission line opposing each other is disclosed. Monitoring light signal folding-back lines including variable optical attenuators 4a and 4b and wavelength selective reflecting means 5a and 5b, respectively, are provided between optical transmission lines L1 and L2, which oppose each other and on which optical amplifiers 4a and 4b are disposed each other.

Abstract: An optical transmission system with optical amplifier repeaters whereby a flattened gain spectrum can be obtained even when a small number of pumping light sources is used in a Raman amplifier repeater. In the optical transmission system with optical amplifier repeaters, first optical amplifier repeaters at plural stages and a second optical amplifier repeater having a gain control function are located in a gain control zone. The respective first optical amplifier repeaters perform backward pumping to corresponding Raman amplification optical fibers by outputting pumping lights having different wavelengths by backward pumping. Accordingly, a variety of wavelengths are used in the gain control zone as a whole. Consequently, it becomes possible to obtain a flattened gain spectrum. Further, the second optical amplifier repeater performs a control of compensating distortion of spectral characteristics when a failure occurs in at least one of the first optical amplifier repeaters.

Abstract: Flatness of a gain (optical output level) is maintained even when a wavelength division multiplex signal light (WDM signal light) is amplified in an optical amplification utilizing Raman amplification function. The optical amplifier comprises: two (first and second) pumping light sources for Raman amplification for outputting first and second pumping lights; the wavelength multiplexer for Raman amplification for allowing the first and second pumping lights to be incident on optical fiber transmission paths, where the WDM signal light propagates, in the direction opposite to the propagation direction of the signal light. The signal lights are Raman amplified by the both pumping lights. A wavelength of the first pumping light is set such that the gain of the Raman amplified signal light declines in the right direction, and, on the other side, the wavelength of the second pumping light is set such that the gain declines in the left direction.

Abstract: An optical amplifying and relaying system capable of easily and highly accurately monitor troubles in optical amplifiers provided in an up and a down optical fiber transmission line opposing each other is disclosed. Monitoring light signal folding-back lines including variable optical attenuators 4a and 4b and wavelength selective reflecting means 5a and 5b, respectively, are provided between optical transmission lines L1 and L2, which oppose each other and on which optical amplifiers 4a and 4b are disposed each other.

Abstract: An optical amplifying and relaying system capable of easily and highly accurately monitor troubles in optical amplifiers provided in an up and a down optical fiber transmission line opposing each other is disclosed. Monitoring light signal folding-back lines including variable optical attenuators 4a and 4b and wavelength selective reflecting means 5a and 5b, respectively, are provided between optical transmission lines L1 and L2, which oppose each other and on which optical amplifiers 4a and 4b are disposed each other.

Abstract: Flatness of a gain (optical output level) is maintained even when a wavelength division multiplex signal light (WDM signal light) is amplified in an optical amplification utilizing Raman amplification function. The optical amplifier comprises: two (first and second) pumping light sources for Raman amplification for outputting first and second pumping lights; the wavelength multiplexer for Raman amplification for allowing the first and second pumping lights to be incident on optical fiber transmission paths, where the WDM signal light propagates, in the direction opposite to the propagation direction of the signal light. The signal lights are Raman amplified by the both pumping lights. A wavelength of the first pumping light is set such that the gain of the Raman amplified signal light declines in the right direction, and, on the other side, the wavelength of the second pumping light is set such that the gain declines in the left direction.

Abstract: At an optical transmission system that uses plural light sources for Raman amplification, even when a failure occurred in a pumping light source in one of the light sources for Raman amplification, the signal light output level and its wavelength characteristic are not deteriorated at the final stage, and the number of components in the system is not made to be large and the cost of the system is not made to be high. This optical transmission system is provided. At an optical transmission system using “n” light sources for Raman amplification, a first to “n−1”th light sources for Raman amplification do not provide spare pumping light sources, and an “n”th light source for Raman amplification provides the spare pumping light sources.

Abstract: An optical signal repeater, in which an output level of each optical signal of WDM optical signals does not change even when the number of wavelengths of inputted WDM optical signals changes, amplifies WDM optical signals transmitted from an optical transmitter via an optical fiber transmission line. A pumping light source outputs pumping light used for amplifying the WDM optical signal. A multiplexer transmits the pumping light to an amplifier, and a splits the amplified WDM optical signals into two parts. A wavelength selection type reflector reflects only an optical signal having a specified wavelength in one part of the amplified WDM optical signals. An automatic output level controller controls the pumping light output from the pumping light source so that the power level becomes a designated level. A reflected optical signal transmitter transmits the optical signal having the specified wavelength reflected to the automatic output level controller.