Title :
PDL-induced channel power divergence in a metro WDM network
Author :
Lee, M. ; Antoniades, N. ; Boskovic, A.
Author_Institution :
Corning Inc., Somerset, NJ, USA
fDate :
4/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this letter, we report on the effect of polarization-dependent loss (PDL) on the performance of a metro wavelength-division-multiplexing transparent optical network. We show that dynamic channel-by-channel power equalizers are needed in such networks for compensating the significant amount of PDL-induced channel power divergence that accumulates in transparent optical paths.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; compensation; equalisers; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre losses; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; wavelength division multiplexing; Monte Carlo model; access rings; channel power divergence; dynamic channel-by-channel power equalizers; large interoffice feeder ring; metro WDM network; metro network simulation; polarization dependent loss; ripple effects; transparent optical network; wavelength add-drop muliplexers; wavelength selective cross connect; Equalizers; Intelligent networks; Optical amplifiers; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical saturation; Page description languages; Stimulated emission; WDM networks;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
