Title :
First demonstration of fast automatic-gain-control (AGC) PDFA for amplifying burst-mode PON upstream signal
Author :
Fukada, Youichi ; Suzuki, Ken-Ichi ; Nakamura, Hirotaka ; Yoshimoto, Naoto ; Tsubokawa, Makoto
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Chiba
Abstract :
The effectiveness of installing fast AGC in a PDFA for amplifying burst mode PON upstream signals is reported for the first time. The technique has the potential to realize high-gain/high-power burst-mode PON repeaters.
Keywords :
automatic gain control; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; praseodymium; telecommunication control; fast automatic-gain-control; passive optical network access systems; praseodymium doped fiber amplifier; upstream signals; Optical amplifiers; Optical control; Optical distortion; Optical network units; Optical pumping; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Repeaters; Stimulated emission; Surges;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729328
