Title :
Electronic compensation of saturation-induced crosstalk in optical amplifiers
Author :
Darcie, Thomas ; Jopson, R.M. ; Saleh, A.A.M.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ
fDate :
9/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple feedforward circuit is shown to reduce saturation-induced crosstalk in wavelength-multiplexed on-off-keyed optical amplifier applications. In this two-channel demonstration, crosstalk is reduced by 20 dB while the effective gain of the amplifier is increased by 3 dB
Keywords :
amplifiers; compensation; crosstalk; interference suppression; optical communication equipment; effective gain; electronic compensation; feedforward circuit; on-off-keyed; optical amplifiers; saturation-induced crosstalk; two-channel demonstration; wavelength-multiplexed;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
