Title :
Optical burst amplification using EDFA with fast feedback control
Author :
Okamura, Kazuro ; Otani, Eisuke ; Yoshikawa, Toru ; Uchino, Tatsuji ; Fukushima, Masaru ; Kagi, Nobuyuki
Author_Institution :
Fitel Photonics Lab., Furukawa Electr., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We show that optical bursts can be amplified with suppressed gain transients using an erbium-doped fiber amplifier controlled by a fast electrical feedback loop. Transmission without power penalty is demonstrated for various burst lengths.
Keywords :
amplification; erbium; feedback; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; telecommunication switching; EDFA; erbium-doped fiber amplifier; fast electrical feedback loop; fast feedback control; gain transients suppression; optical burst amplification; Bit error rate; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Feedback control; Feedback loop; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical network units; Optical pumping; Power amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192667
