Title :
Self-regulating WDM amplifier module for scalable lightwave networks
Author :
Eskildsen, L. ; Goldstein, E.L. ; Chang, G.K. ; Iqbal, M.Z. ; Lin, C.
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
By placing a set of pump-shared, gain-compressed, amplifying fibers in parallel between a multiplexer pair, one obtains a simple WDM gain module suitable for large transparent multiwavelength networks. Systems employing such modules self-adjust for transparency on a channel-by-channel basis without servo-loops.<>
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; transparency; wavelength division multiplexing; amplifying fibers; channel-by-channel basis; gain-compressed; large transparent multiwavelength networks; pump-shared; scalable lightwave networks; self-adjust; self-regulating WDM amplifier module; transparency; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Gain; Insertion loss; Interference; Laser excitation; Noise level; Passband; Power amplifiers; Pump lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
