Title :
System impact of EDFA gain fluctuation in WDM optical packet networks
Author :
Gaudino, R. ; Carena, A. ; Ferrero, V.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Abstract :
In all the considered situations, even with gain locking turned on, the power per channel Pch should always be kept below approximately -22 dBm, corresponding to a total useful EDFA output power of +4 dBm, a much lower level than the EDFA nominal output saturation power (16 dBm). Efficient gain locking is thus a fundamental issue in any true packet optical network.
Keywords :
fluctuations; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; optical saturation; packet switching; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; EDFA gain fluctuation; EDFA nominal output saturation power; WDM optical packet networks; gain locking; power per channel; total useful EDFA output power; true packet optical network; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fluctuations; Gain measurement; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical saturation; Protocols; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036700
