DocumentCode
2239357
Title
Effective amplification of real WDM burst traffic using optical gain clamping
Author
Zannin, M. ; Taccheo, S. ; Ennser, K. ; Careglio, D. ; Sole-Pareta, J.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Adv. Telecommun., Swansea Univ., Swansea
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Experimental studies of real optical burst traffic in WDM systems are performed with optical gain clamping for stabilizing the EDFA amplification. Impairments of power variation due to burst are shown to be negligible.
Keywords
erbium; optical burst switching; optical fibre amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; EDFA amplification; Jk:Er; WDM systems; optical burst traffic; optical gain clamping; power variation; Clamps; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical saturation; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing; (060.2320) Optical amplifiers and oscillators; (060.4510) Optical Communications;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-859-9
Type
conf
Filename
4571587
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