Apparatus for monitoring frequency of WDM signals using pilot tone

Abstract

An apparatus monitoring frequency of WDM signals using pilot tone and two interleaved solid etalon filters for efficient management and maintenance of wavelength division multiplexing optical transmission network is provided. Desirably, the apparatus for optical frequency monitoring includes splitting means, a plurality of optical filtering means, optical detecting means, and frequency detecting means. The splitting means splits optical signal and the optical signal includes pilot tone. The plurality of optical filtering means filters an output of the splitting means with particular passband. The optical detecting means converts an output of the optical filtering means into electrical signal. The frequency detecting means detects an intensity of the pilot tone from an output of the optical detecting means and calculates optical frequency.