Title :
Fast automatic power control in optical networks
Author :
Heismann, F. ; Anthony, P.J. ; Murphy, E.J. ; Murphy, T.O.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate fast optical power regulation in a 4×4 LiNbO 3 cross-connect switch at speeds of up to 1 kHz and over a range of more than 15 dB by employing electrooptic Y-branch attenuators in combination with a fast feedback loop in a WDM optical fibre network routing scheme
Keywords :
lithium compounds; 4×4 LiNbO3 cross-connect switch; LiNbO3; WDM optical fibre network routing scheme; electro optical switches; electrooptic Y-branch attenuators; fast automatic power control; fast feedback loop; fast optical power regulation; optical networks;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Optics and Optical Fibre Communications, 11th International Conference on, and 23rd European Conference on Optical Communications (Conf. Publ. No.: 448)
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-697-0
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19971550