Title :
Suppression of power fluctuations due to interaction between cascaded automatic channel power equalizers, and fiber amplifiers in a 1018-km fiber link in a reconfigurable multiwavelength network
Author :
Yoo, S.J.B. ; Young, J.C. ; Wei Xin ; Ellinas, G. ; Rauch, M. ; Leblanc, H. ; Baran, J. ; Meagher, B. ; Gee-Kung Chang ; Garrett, L.D.
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have observed network power fluctuations lasting up to 2.5 sec in a WDM network with cascaded automatic channel power equalizers and a long-distance fiber amplifier chain. Utilization of fixed gain amplifiers eliminates such power fluctuations in reconfigurable multiwavelength networks.
Keywords :
equalisers; fibre lasers; fluctuations; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.5 s; WDM network; cascaded automatic channel power equalizers; fiber amplifiers; fiber link; fixed gain amplifiers; long-distance fiber amplifier chain; network power fluctuations; power fluctuations suppression; reconfigurable multiwavelength network; reconfigurable multiwavelength networks; Equalizers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Feedback loop; Fluctuations; Optical amplifiers; Optical arrays; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Power amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 1998. OFC '98., Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-521-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1998.657297
