DocumentCode
1824637
Title
Erbium-doped waveguide amplifier insensitive to channel transient for reconfigurable high-capacity WDM metro networks
Author
Ennser, K. ; Valle, G. Della ; Mariani, D. ; Taccheo, S. ; Shmulovich, J.
Author_Institution
Nat´´l Lab. of Photonic Networks, CNIT, Pisa, Italy
Volume
2
fYear
2005
fDate
6-11 March 2005
Abstract
We demonstrate an optical-gain clamped EDWA suitable for application to high-capacity reconfigurable WDM metro-networks. The EDWA is insensitive to channel add/drop or pump fluctuations. We also show no spectral-hole-burning offset, reconfigurable gain and no noise-figure degradation.
Keywords
erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; channel transient; erbium-doped waveguide amplifier; no noise-figure degradation; pump fluctuations; reconfigurable gain; reconfigurable high-capacity WDM metro networks; Degradation; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fluctuations; Optical amplifiers; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Stimulated emission; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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.2005.192668
Filename
1498404
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