Title :
EDFA bypass and filtering architecture enabling QKD+WDM coexistence on mid-span amplified links
Author :
Nweke, N.I. ; Runser, R.J. ; McNown, S.R. ; Khurgin, J.B. ; Chapuran, T.E. ; Toliver, P. ; Goodman, M.S. ; Jackel, J. ; Hughes, R.J. ; Peterson, C.G. ; Nordholt, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Telecommun. Sci., Adelphi, MD
Abstract :
An EDFA bypass and filtering architecture is demonstrated , allowing a 1310 nm QKD channel to be transmitted over the same fiber as four 1.5 mum WDM channels which are amplified in mid-span.
Keywords :
erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical filters; wavelength division multiplexing; EDFA; JkJk:Er; QKD+WDM coexistence; bypass architecture; filtering architecture; midspan amplified links; wavelength 1310 nm; Band pass filters; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Filtering; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing; (060.0060) Fiber Optics & Optical Communications; (060.4510) Optical Communications;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628431
