Simplified signal regenerator structure
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1. An apparatus for compensating an optical signal, the apparatus comprising:
- a receiver being configured to receive an optical signal;
an optical-to-electrical converter being coupled to the receiver and being configured to convert the optical signal into an electrical signal;
a compensator being coupled to the optical-to-electrical converter and being configured to compensate the electrical signal;
an electrical-to-optical converter being directly coupled to the compensator and being configured to convert the compensated electrical signal to a compensated optical signal; and
a transmitter being coupled to the electrical-to-optical converter and being configured to transmit the compensated optical signal.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for reconditioning an optical signal by OE (optical-to-electrical) converting the signal, recovering clock and data information and performing 3R reconditioning to reamplify, retime and reshape the converted electrical signal, and EO converting the signal back to the optical domain while the FEC and/or Framing encoding of the optical signal remains intact. An exemplary apparatus may be configured to include a receiver 302 with an optical-to-electrical converter, an electronic distortion estimation and compensation unit 304, an electrical-to-optical converter 308, and a transmitter 310.
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1. An apparatus for compensating an optical signal, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver being configured to receive an optical signal;
an optical-to-electrical converter being coupled to the receiver and being configured to convert the optical signal into an electrical signal;
a compensator being coupled to the optical-to-electrical converter and being configured to compensate the electrical signal;
an electrical-to-optical converter being directly coupled to the compensator and being configured to convert the compensated electrical signal to a compensated optical signal; and
a transmitter being coupled to the electrical-to-optical converter and being configured to transmit the compensated optical signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of conditioning an optical signal comprising:
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receiving the optical signal;
converting the optical signal to an electrical signal;
performing electronic distortion compensation on the electrical signal;
converting the electrical signal into a reconditioned optical signal; and
transmitting the reconditioned optical signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for compensating an optical signal, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver being configured to receive a received optical signal encoded with a frame structure;
an optical-to-electrical converter being coupled to the receiver and being configured to convert the received optical signal into an electrical signal which remains encoded with said frame structure;
a compensator being coupled to the optical-to-electrical converter and being configured to compensate the electrical signal;
an electrical-to-optical converter being directly coupled to the compensator and being configured to convert the compensated electrical signal to a compensated optical signal which remains encoded with said frame structure; and
a transmitter being coupled to the electrical-to-optical converter and being configured to transmit the compensated optical signal which remains encoded with said frame structure.
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