DocumentCode
1027266
Title
Optical amplifier with 27 dB dynamic range in a coherent transmission system
Author
Noé, R. ; Zah, C.E. ; Maeda, M. ; Caneau, C. ; Menocal, S.G. ; Wagner, R.E. ; Lee, T.P.
Author_Institution
Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA
Volume
2
Issue
2
fYear
1990
Firstpage
120
Lastpage
121
Abstract
For applications of optical amplifiers it is important to know the range of amplifier input powers that cause no or negligible system performance degradation. This dynamic range sets limits on information capacity and amplifier cascadability. A 27-dB dynamic range was measured for a traveling-wave optical amplifier with 10-dB fiber-to-fiber and 0.8-dB gain ripple. The device was used in a 150-Mb/s coherent transmission system. The result, the widest dynamic range reported to date, indicates the suitability of the optical amplifier for coherent photonic networks and systems.<>
Keywords
optical communication equipment; optical links; semiconductor junction lasers; 150 Mbit/s; amplifier cascadability; coherent photonic networks; coherent transmission system; dynamic range; information capacity; traveling-wave optical amplifier; Degradation; Dynamic range; Gain measurement; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; System performance;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.47067
Filename
47067
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