Title :
Amplification of WDM burst signals using EDFA with a fast feedback control
Author :
Otani, Eisuke ; Okaniwa, Takeo ; Okamura, Kazuro ; Yoshikawa, Toru ; Uchina, T. ; Fukushima, Masaru ; Kagi, Nobuyuki
Author_Institution :
Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
This study demonstrates that the gain transients in WDM burst amplification are suppressed using an electrical AGC control. The effect of the fast feedback is verified in a 10 Gbps transmission experiment.
Keywords :
erbium; laser feedback; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; EDFA; WDM burst amplification; WDM burst signals; electrical AGC control; fast feedback control; gain transients; optical burst switched networks; Automatic control; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Feedback control; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical network units; Optical pumping; Power generation; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547997