Title :
Impact of Polarization Hole Burning in Lightly Loaded Ultra Long-Haul WDM Systems
Author :
Bakhshi, B. ; Rahman, L. ; Golovchenko, E.A.
Author_Institution :
Tyco Telecommun., Eatontown
Abstract :
In lightly loaded ultra-long WDM systems, which use idlers for power management, we show experimentally that a higher inline EDFA output power can significantly reduce the PHB-induced performance fluctuations, with enhanced system margin in result.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical hole burning; wavelength division multiplexing; EDFA output power; PHB-induced performance fluctuation; lightly loaded ultra long-haul WDM systems; polarization hole burning; power management; Energy management; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical transmitters; Power generation; Power system management; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348333
