• DocumentCode
    378221
  • Title

    Constant output power control in an optical crosspoint switch allowing enhanced noise performance operation

  • Author

    Wonfor, A. ; Yu, S. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Commun. Res., Bristol Univ., UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    136
  • Abstract
    A simple output power control system is demonstrated in a lossless optical crosspoint switch. This terminal current feedback system allows constant output power, error free operation for an 11 dB input range.
  • Keywords
    feedback; optical noise; photonic switching systems; power control; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication control; SOA; constant output power control; enhanced noise performance; error free operation; optical crosspoint switch; semiconductor optical amplifier; terminal current feedback; Communication switching; High speed optical techniques; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical noise; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6705-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2001.988854
  • Filename
    988854