DocumentCode
1805629
Title
Optical packet power equalization with large dynamic range using controlled gain-clamped SOA
Author
Tran, A.V. ; Chae, ChangJoon ; Tucker, Rodney S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Parkville, Vic., Australia
Volume
1
fYear
2005
fDate
6-11 March 2005
Abstract
We demonstrate a technique to equalize power variation between packets and bursts using controlled gain-clamped SOA. We equalize incoming packets with 10-dB power differences and remove SOA-induced waveform distortion. We achieve >4-dB sensitivity improvement.
Keywords
equalisers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; sensitivity analysis; burst switching; controlled gain-clamped SOA; packet power equalization; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifier; sensitivity; waveform distortion; Dynamic range; Optical attenuators; Optical control; Optical distortion; Optical feedback; Optical packet switching; Optical receivers; Optical saturation; Optical sensors; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN
1-55752-783-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2005.192537
Filename
1497617
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