Title :
Analysis of crosstalk in WDM-ring networks
Author :
Al-Orainy, Abdullah A.
Author_Institution :
KACST, Inst. of Electron., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
Crosstalk in multiwavelength ring networks that utilize cascaded EDFAs and cascaded Fabry-Perot filters is analyzed. The channel-spacing and filter-bandwidth requirements for a 15-channel ring network are identified. It is found that a Fabry-Perot filter bandwidth of 12 times the signal bit rate is necessary to ensure a power penalty of less than 2.4 dB. Channel spacing of the same value is required to achieve small crosstalk penalties.<>
Keywords :
crosstalk; multiplexing equipment; optical filters; optical links; wavelength division multiplexing; 15-channel ring network; Fabry-Perot filter bandwidth; WDM-ring networks; cascaded EDFAs; cascaded Fabry-Perot filters; channel spacing; channel-spacing; crosstalk; filter-bandwidth requirements; multiwavelength ring networks; power penalty; signal bit rate; Band pass filters; Channel spacing; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fabry-Perot; Intelligent networks; Optical amplifiers; Optical crosstalk; Optical filters; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
