Ruggedized Optical Repeaters With Even Spacing for Lower Signal Loss
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional terrestrial optical communication systems face limitations in transmission performance due to non-optimized hut spacing, leading to higher noise figures and degraded performance, and existing solutions like multistage amplifiers and distributed Raman amplification suffer from similar drawbacks, while radio and satellite links cannot match fiber optic broadband connectivity, making cost-effective solutions challenging.
Innovation Solution
The use of ruggedized repeaters arranged on various structures such as utility poles and manholes with optimized spacing to achieve even or nearly even repeater spacing, minimizing signal loss and optimizing system performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multistage optical amplifiers with adjustable gain are implemented to solve varying optical signal loss between huts, then transmission performance may be improved, but noise figure increases and transmission performance degrades
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical parameter of repeater spacing from non-optimized (dictated by real estate availability) to optimized even spacing. By standardizing the distance between repeaters, the optical signal loss becomes predictable and uniform, eliminating the need for adjustable gain amplifiers and their associated noise figures.
2Ease of manufacture
If non-optimized hut spacing is used due to real estate limitations, then deployment cost may be reduced, but optical signal loss varies and transmission performance degrades
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of adapting repeater spacing to real estate availability (conventional approach), the patent inverts the approach by selecting real estate locations based on optimized repeater spacing requirements. This ensures uniform optical signal loss and optimal transmission performance while still being commercially viable.
3Adaptability or versatility
If broadband data transmission connections to remote areas are established, then connectivity is improved, but infrastructure costs become prohibitive due to recurring transmission loss compensation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary optimization of repeater spacing during the planning and deployment phase. By establishing even spacing from the outset, the system eliminates the need for recurring costs associated with compensating for variable transmission loss, making broadband deployment to remote areas economically viable.
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AI summary
Disclosed are a system and a method for configuring an optical transmission system. A process may include arranging a first ruggedized repeater on or in a first object or structure. A second ruggedized repeater may be arranged on or in a second object or structure different from the first object or structure. A third ruggedized repeater may be arranged on or in a third object or structure different from the first and second objects or structures, wherein: (i) a first distance between the first ruggedized repeater and the second ruggedized repeater and (ii) a second distance between the second ruggedized repeater and the third ruggedized repeater are equal or nearly equal and based on signal loss.