Title :
Study on insertion spacing of inline active gain slope controller for transoceanic WDM systems
Author :
Takeda, Noriyuki ; Edagawa, Noboru ; Suzuki, Masatoshi
Author_Institution :
KDD R&D Lab. Inc., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
We have studied the effect of the insertion spacing of an inline active gain slope controller in transoceanic WDM systems using a 3500 km-long circulating loop. We found that a 1000 km insertion spacing is sufficient for a 10000 km transmission system.
Keywords :
gain control; optical cables; submarine cables; wavelength division multiplexing; 1000 km; 10000 km; 3500 km; circulating loop; inline active gain slope controller; insertion spacing; transmission system; transoceanic WDM systems; Attenuation; Control systems; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Power generation; Repeaters; Shape control; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1999. APCC/OECC '99. Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on ... and Fourth Optoelectronics and Communications Conference
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
7-5635-0402-8
DOI :
10.1109/APCC.1999.824536
