Title :
A simple feed-forward control algorithm for fast dynamic gain profile control in a multiwavelength forward-pumped Raman fiber amplifier
Author :
Zhou, Xiang ; Feuer, Mark ; Birk, Martin
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs.-Res., Middletown, NJ, USA
fDate :
5/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We proposed and experimentally verified a very simple feed-forward dynamic gain profile control algorithm for a multiwavelength forward-pumped Raman fiber amplifier, using only the total input signal power as the feed signal.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; automatic gain control; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; wavelength division multiplexing; Raman amplifier; dynamic gain profile control; fast gain profile control; feed signal; feed-forward control algorithm; forward-pumped fiber amplifier; multiwavelength fiber amplifier; total input signal power; wavelength-division multiplexing; Feedforward systems; Gain control; Heuristic algorithms; Optical feedback; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical pumping; Power amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing; Dynamic gain control; Raman amplifier; fiber; optical; transient; wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.873555
