Title :
Linear Optical Amplifier Gain Transients in Bidirectional WDM Ring Network
Author :
Kaczmarek, Pawel R. ; Rogowski, T. ; Abramski, Krzysztof M. ; Ennser, K.
Author_Institution :
Wroclaw Univ. of Technol.
Abstract :
In this paper we present our investigations on linear optical amplifier behaviour in bidirectional transparent ring network with amplifier noise recirculation. The impact of LOA working conditions on its gain stability and resulting cross channel modulations are presented
Keywords :
laser noise; laser stability; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; transparency; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM ring network; amplifier gain transients; amplifier noise recirculation; bidirectional ring network; cross channel modulations; gain stability; linear optical amplifier; semiconductor optical amplifier; transparent ring network; wavelength division multiplexing; Employee welfare; Gain; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; ASE recirculation; LOA; bidirectional ring; gain transients;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2006 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nottingham
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0235-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0236-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2006.248504
