Title :
Optical amplifier trends for CDC node network architectures
Author :
Cowle, Gregory J. ; Bolshtyansky, Maxim
Author_Institution :
JDSU, Milpitas, CA, USA
Abstract :
The requirements of amplifiers for next-generation ROADM-based optical transport networks are identified and discussed. Raman/EDFA are expected to be used in place of traditional EDFA, and new classes of amplifiers will be used inside the transport nodes.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; CDC node network architectures; EDFA; Raman amplifiers; erbium doped fiber amplifiers; next-generation ROADM-based optical transport networks; optical amplifier trends; transport nodes; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical noise; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-8884
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276653
