In the Passive Optical Devices for 5G Application(Part II), we introduce Tunable Optical Filter (TOF) for Coherent Receiving, Optical Performance Monitoring (OPM) Module, Optical Channel Monitoring (OCM) Module. This article will show you other important passive optical devices for 5G application.
Dynamic Gain Equalization (DGE) Filter
For the complicated fiber links transmitting DWDM signals, OPM and OCM just provide solutions for monitoring of OSNR and channels. However, the DWDM signals need to be equalized before they leave each ROADM node or relay station. In the ROADM-based optical network, the power levels of the DWDM channels are always changing. Thus DGE is required to provide dynamic equalization of the DWDM channels, which is different from the fixed GFF (Gain Flattening Filter) for an EDFA.
Optical Passive Components 