Title :
Combining control electronics with SOA to equalize packet- to-packet power variations for optical 3R regeneration in optical networks at 10 Gbit/s
Author :
Wessing, H. ; Sorensen, B. ; Lavigne, B. ; Balmefrezol, E. ; Leclerc, O.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center COM, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We report on the combined effects of control electronics and a SOA as to suppress packet to packet power fluctuations. Associated to a SOA-MZI based 3R regenerator, we demonstrate a power dynamic range of 9 dB.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; equalisers; optical fibre networks; optical repeaters; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; MZI; SOA; control electronics; optical 3R regeneration; optical networks; packet- to-packet power variations equalization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
