Title :
Robust gain control scheme of EDFA based reconfigurable OADM for WDM Metro applications
Author :
Rogowski, T. ; Faralli, S. ; Pasquale, F. Di ; Di Muro, R. ; Nayar, B.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa
Abstract :
A simple and efficient gain control scheme for EDFA based reconfigurable OADM dedicated to metro applications is proposed. Each pair of input-output amplifiers is gain clamped by single control channel @ 1532 nm which bypasses the ROADM node structure.
Keywords :
erbium; gain control; multiplexing equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical variables control; telecommunication control; wavelength division multiplexing; EDFA based reconfigurable OADM; ROADM node structure; WDM Metro application; input-output amplifiers; robust gain control; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain control; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical amplifiers; Optical filters; Robust control; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Switches; 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.2007.4348734
