Title :
Observation of prolonged power transients in a reconfigurable all optical network
Author :
Yoo, S.J.B. ; Xin, W. ; Garrett, L.D. ; Young, J.C. ; Meagher, Brian ; Rauch, Mike ; Baran, Jane ; Ellinas, G. ; LeBlanc, Herve ; Chang, Gee-Mung
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We observe power transients lasting several seconds in a reconfigurable network including cascaded channel power equalizers and chains of fiber amplifiers in a 1898 km fiber link. Gain clamping of the fiber amplifiers proves effective in suppressing the power transients
Keywords :
equalisers; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; power system transients; 1898 km; cascaded channel power equalizers; fiber amplifiers; gain clamping; km fiber link; power transients; prolonged power transients; reconfigurable all optical network; All-optical networks; Delay effects; Equalizers; Intelligent networks; Optical feedback; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical propagation; Power amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732603
