Title :
Impact of closed cycle ASE accumulation on optical network performance
Author :
Saleheen, Hasan L.
Author_Institution :
Sci. & Technol. Div., Corning Inc., NY, USA
Abstract :
Effects of ASE noise accumulation in closed optical cycles on the performance of optical networks are presented. Results demonstrate that the accumulated noise can significantly degrade system performance which can be effectively controlled by using optical attenuators
Keywords :
noise measurement; optical fibre networks; optical fibre testing; optical noise; superradiance; wavelength division multiplexing; ASE noise accumulation; WDM networks; accumulated noise; closed cycle ASE accumulation; closed optical cycles; optical attenuators; optical network performance; optical networks; system performance; Degradation; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber networks; Optical noise; Optical propagation; Optical saturation; Stimulated emission; Switches; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.969158
