Title :
Optimizing the input scrambling rate in a recirculating loop with EDFAs
Author :
Hu, Jonathan ; Sun, Yu ; Marks, Brian S. ; Yan, Li ; Carter, Gary M. ; Menyuk, Curtis R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Maryland Baltimore County Univ., MD, USA
Abstract :
We optimize the input polarization scrambling rate in a recirculating loop by analyzing amplitude modulation in a cascade of EDFAs. This scrambling rate minimizes penalties due to PDL and PDG.
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; EDFA; PDG; PDL; amplitude modulation; input scrambling rate optimization; polarization dependent gain; polarization dependent loss; recirculating loop;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
