Title :
Reduction of Reflections in Interleaved Bi-directional DWDM Systems Using SOA Inline Amplification
Author :
Akanbi, Oladeji ; Yu, Jianjun ; Chang, Gee-Kung
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., GA
Abstract :
We have analysed the sources of reflections in interleaved bi-directional DWDM SOA transmission. We have numerically and experimentally demonstrated the reduction of reflections by reducing both the SOA bias current and facet reflectivities
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; SOA bias current; SOA inline amplification source; SOA transmission; interleaved bi-directional DWDM system; semiconductor optical amplifier facet reflectivities; system reflection reduction; Bidirectional control; Channel spacing; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Numerical simulation; Optical crosstalk; Optical fibers; Optical reflection; Reflectivity; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278928
