Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 13, 1306022(2025)

Current Status and Progress of Digital Fiber Optic Link Monitoring (Invited)

Xian Zhou1,2、*, Runzhe Fan1, Xulong Yan1, Zhudong Shi1,2, Ruiqing Wang1, Yuyang Gao1,2, and Yingming Peng3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Computer & Communication Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2Shunde Innovation School, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Foshan 528300, Guangdong , China
  • 3Foshan Branch, China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd., Foshan 528000, Guangdong , China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Development path of digital fiber optic link monitoring
    Schematic diagram of first-order perturbation model for fiber optic transmission link
    Schematic diagram of DBP structure
    Two improvement schemes for CM-PPE; (a) Comparison of power curves between deconvolution CM-PPE and MMSE-PPE; (b) comparison of power curves between CM-PPE and MMSE-PPE with introduction of regularization terms
    A three-stage anomaly localization scheme based on CM-PPE. (a) 1st-stage anomaly locator; (b) 2nd-stage anomaly locator; (c) 3rd-stage anomaly locator
    Effect of dispersion pre distortion on CM-PPE
    Effectiveness of DNN-DBP scheme with dual effects. (a) Estimation of abnormal loss power curves for different powers at 680 km of link; (b) estimation of abnormal loss power curves for different powers at 360 km and 840 km of link
    • Table 1. Performance comparison of fiber optic link monitoring schemes

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      Table 1. Performance comparison of fiber optic link monitoring schemes

      Monitoring schemeDeployMonitored objectMonitoring attributeLocalizationStructure
      Digital FOLMNon-invasive

      Power7

      PDL18-1930

      MPI2136

      WSS35

      DGD22

      CD20

      ProcessMulti span
      ML-FOLMNon-invasive

      Nonlinear1

      OSNR2

      PMD3

      DGD4

      CD5

      PN6

      Cumulative-Multi span
      Traditional FOLMInvasiveOSNRCumulative/Process-Single span
      Power spectrum-
      Anomaly point
    • Table 2. Performance comparison of digital fiber optic link monitoring schemes

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      Table 2. Performance comparison of digital fiber optic link monitoring schemes

      SchemeLocalization accuracyEstimation accuracyComplexityScenario
      CM-PPESub-km levelDecibel levelLowThousand-km level
      MMSE-PPESub-km levelDecibel levelMiddleHundred-km level
      DBPkm levelDecibel levelHighThousand-km level
    • Table 3. Monitoring quantities of CM/MMSE-PPE and DBP

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      Table 3. Monitoring quantities of CM/MMSE-PPE and DBP

      SchemeCDPowerPDLMPIWSSDGD
      DBP
      CM/MMSE-PPE
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    Xian Zhou, Runzhe Fan, Xulong Yan, Zhudong Shi, Ruiqing Wang, Yuyang Gao, Yingming Peng. Current Status and Progress of Digital Fiber Optic Link Monitoring (Invited)[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2025, 45(13): 1306022

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Apr. 14, 2025

    Accepted: May. 30, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 18, 2025

    The Author Email: Xian Zhou (zhouxian219@ustb.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS250902

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS250902

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