Title :
Transient gain dynamics of cascaded erbium doped fiber amplifiers with re-configured channel loading
Author :
Kilper, D.C. ; Chandrasekhar, S. ; White, C.A.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Wavelength-division-multiplexed channel power transients are examined in cascaded EDFAs with variable pre-transient channel loading through the chain. We identify different orders of transient events and characterize their uncontrolled time response and steady-state power excursions.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; wavelength division multiplexing; cascaded EDFA; cascaded erbium doped fiber amplifiers; reconfigured channel loading; steady-state power excursions; time response; transient gain dynamics; wavelength-division-multiplexed channel power transients; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical saturation; Power amplifiers; Steady-state;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215411
