Title :
Optical packet power equalization with large dynamic range using controlled gain-clamped SOA
Author :
Tran, A.V. ; Chae, ChangJoon ; Tucker, Rodney S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Parkville, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
We demonstrate a technique to equalize power variation between packets and bursts using controlled gain-clamped SOA. We equalize incoming packets with 10-dB power differences and remove SOA-induced waveform distortion. We achieve >4-dB sensitivity improvement.
Keywords :
equalisers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; sensitivity analysis; burst switching; controlled gain-clamped SOA; packet power equalization; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifier; sensitivity; waveform distortion; Dynamic range; Optical attenuators; Optical control; Optical distortion; Optical feedback; Optical packet switching; Optical receivers; Optical saturation; Optical sensors; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192537
