DocumentCode
1674809
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
fYear
2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348333
Filename
4348333
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