Title :
Power consumption analysis of PLC-based optical switches and variable attenuators for variable gain optical fiber amplifier
Author :
Ono, H. ; Watanabe, Toshio ; Suzuki, Kenji ; Mori, Alessandro ; Takahashi, Tatsuro ; Sakamoto, Takanori
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
We investigated the power consumption of optical SWs and VOAs integrated on a silica-based PLC that is employed as a variable gain optical fiber amplifier with a wide gain range and a small NF variation.
Keywords :
optical attenuators; optical fibre amplifiers; optical switches; power consumption; programmable controllers; PLC; optical switches; power consumption analysis; variable attenuators; variable gain optical fiber amplifier; Gain; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical switches; Power demand;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference held jointly with 2013 International Conference on Photonics in Switching (OECC/PS), 2013 18th
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
