DocumentCode
2423780
Title
Dynamic add/drop of 8-of-16 10 Gb/s channels in 4/spl times/40 km semiconductor-optical-amplifier-based WDM system
Author
Gnauck, A.H. ; Spiekman, L.H. ; Wiesenfeld, J.M. ; Garrett, L.D.
Author_Institution
Newman Springs Lab., AT&T Labs.-Res., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Volume
4
fYear
2000
fDate
7-10 March 2000
Firstpage
284
Abstract
We demonstrate the benefits of near-linear SOA-amplified 4/spl times/40 km WDM transmission system. Eight out of sixteen 10 Gb/s channels are added or dropped (with only a 0.7 bB penalty in the remaining channels) over a wide range of time scales.
Keywords
nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 160 km; 40 km; Gb/s channels; bB penalty; dynamic add/drop; near-linear SOA-amplified WDM transmission system; remaining channels; semiconductor-optical-amplifier-based WDM system; time scales; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical waveguides; Power measurement; Power transmission lines; Q factor; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Transmission line measurements; Waveguide lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-630-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2000.869485
Filename
869485
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