• DocumentCode
    2678155
  • Title

    Dynamic gain equalisation for optical amplifiers in WDM networks using programmable holographic elements

  • Author

    Mears, R.J. ; Cohen, A.D. ; Parker, M.C. ; Fludger, C.R.S. ; Jones, N.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., UK
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    36101
  • Firstpage
    42644
  • Lastpage
    42648
  • Abstract
    In this paper we present the results of dynamic equalisation and management of WDM channels spaced by approximately 0.8 nm (100 GHz) in the erbium window. Extension to optical add/drop multiplexing (OADM) functionality and scaleability issues are also discussed
  • Keywords
    erbium; OADM functionality; WDM channel management; WDM networks; dynamic equalisation; dynamic gain equalisation; erbium window; optical add/drop multiplexing; optical amplifiers; programmable holographic elements; scaleability issues;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    New Developments in Optical Amplifiers (Ref. No. 1998/492), IEE Colloquium on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1049/ic:19980918
  • Filename
    755102