Title :
A 160-km transparent metro WDM ring network featuring cascaded erbium-doped waveguide amplifiers
Author :
Iannone, P.P. ; Reichmann, K.C. ; Birk, M. ; Frigo, N.J. ; Derosier, R.M. ; Barbier, D. ; Cassagnettes, C. ; Garret, T. ; Verlucco, A. ; Perrier, S. ; Philipsen, J.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs.-Res., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a 4/spl times/2.5 Gb/s WDM ring with network-sourced virtual rings comprising optically shared wavelengths. The ring´s four nodes feature erbium-doped waveguide amplifiers (EDWAs), shown here for the first time in cascade, which promise future integrability.
Keywords :
erbium; error statistics; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; optical transmitters; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 160 km; 2.5 Gbit/s; Er-doped waveguide amplifiers; WDM ring; WDM ring network; cascaded Er-doped waveguide amplifiers; integrability; network-sourced virtual rings; optically shared wavelengths; transparent metro WDM ring network; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
