Title :
Dynamic add/drop of 8-of-16 10 Gb/s channels in 4/spl times/40 km semiconductor-optical-amplifier-based WDM system
Author :
Gnauck, A.H. ; Spiekman, L.H. ; Wiesenfeld, J.M. ; Garrett, L.D.
Author_Institution :
Newman Springs Lab., AT&T Labs.-Res., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the benefits of near-linear SOA-amplified 4/spl times/40 km WDM transmission system. Eight out of sixteen 10 Gb/s channels are added or dropped (with only a 0.7 bB penalty in the remaining channels) over a wide range of time scales.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 160 km; 40 km; Gb/s channels; bB penalty; dynamic add/drop; near-linear SOA-amplified WDM transmission system; remaining channels; semiconductor-optical-amplifier-based WDM system; time scales; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical waveguides; Power measurement; Power transmission lines; Q factor; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Transmission line measurements; Waveguide lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.869485
