Title :
An automatic gain-controlled Raman/gain-clamped SOA for metro WDM networks with changes in span loss
Author :
Lee, H.H. ; Koo, S.G. ; Lee, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Chungnam Nat. Univ., Daejon
Abstract :
An automatic gain-controlled Raman fiber amplifier/gain-clamped SOA using a feed-forward pump-control scheme is proposed. The output signal power is automatically controlled within 0.15 dB when the span loss changes from 16 dB to 26 dB
Keywords :
Raman lasers; automatic gain control; feedforward; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre losses; optical fibre networks; optical pumping; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 16 dB; 26 dB; Raman-clamped SOA; automatic gain-control; feed-forward pump-control scheme; gain-clamped SOA; metro WDM networks; span loss; Intelligent networks; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical losses; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; WDM networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215639
