DocumentCode
1353021
Title
Study on insertion spacing of inline active gain slope controller for transoceanic WDM systems
Author
Takeda, Noriyuki ; Edagawa, Noboru ; Suzuki, Masatoshi
Author_Institution
KDD R&D Labs. Inc., Saitama, Japan
Volume
12
Issue
6
fYear
2000
fDate
6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
723
Lastpage
725
Abstract
We have studied the effect of insertion spacing of inline active gain slope controllers in transoceanic wavelength-division multiplexing systems using a 3500-km-long circulating loop. We found that 1000-km insertion spacing is sufficient for 10000-km transmission systems.
Keywords
controllers; optical cables; submarine cables; wavelength division multiplexing; 1000 km; 10000 km; 3500 km; circulating loop; inline active gain slope control; insertion spacing; transoceanic WDM systems; transoceanic wavelength-division multiplexing systems; Attenuation; Control systems; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Repeaters; Shape control; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.849097
Filename
849097
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