Suppression of power fluctuations due to interaction between cascaded automatic channel power equalizers, and fiber amplifiers in a 1018-km fiber link in a reconfigurable multiwavelength network

Author

Yoo, S.J.B. ; Young, J.C. ; Wei Xin ; Ellinas, G. ; Rauch, M. ; Leblanc, H. ; Baran, J. ; Meagher, B. ; Gee-Kung Chang ; Garrett, L.D.

Author_Institution

Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

22-27 Feb. 1998

Firstpage

162

Lastpage

163

Abstract

Summary form only given. We have observed network power fluctuations lasting up to 2.5 sec in a WDM network with cascaded automatic channel power equalizers and a long-distance fiber amplifier chain. Utilization of fixed gain amplifiers eliminates such power fluctuations in reconfigurable multiwavelength networks.

Keywords

equalisers; fibre lasers; fluctuations; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.5 s; WDM network; cascaded automatic channel power equalizers; fiber amplifiers; fiber link; fixed gain amplifiers; long-distance fiber amplifier chain; network power fluctuations; power fluctuations suppression; reconfigurable multiwavelength network; reconfigurable multiwavelength networks; Equalizers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Feedback loop; Fluctuations; Optical amplifiers; Optical arrays; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Power amplifiers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 1998. OFC '98., Technical Digest

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-521-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1998.657297

Filename

657297