Title :
Electronic EDFA gain control for the suppression of transient gain dynamics in long-haul transmission systems
Author :
Pachnicke, S. ; Obholz, M. ; Voges, E. ; Krummrich, P.M. ; Gottwald, E.
Author_Institution :
Dortmund Univ., Dortmund
Abstract :
An electronic feedback gain control for the suppression of transients in EDFA chains is analyzed. It is shown that the optimal parameters for a single amplifier do not lead to optimal results for cascaded EDFAs.
Keywords :
erbium; gain control; laser feedback; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical variables control; wavelength division multiplexing; Jk:Er; WDM; cascaded EDFA; electronic feedback gain control; fiber optics amplifiers; long-haul transmission; optimal parameters; transient gain dynamics suppression; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain control;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348399
