DocumentCode
3597506
Title
Signal power variations in optically amplified WDM ring networks
Author
Sun, Y. ; Srivastava, A.K. ; Zyskind, J.L. ; Sulhoff, J.W. ; Strasser, T.A. ; Wolf, C. ; Pedrazzani, J.R.
Author_Institution
Bell. Labs., Lucent Technol., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Volume
2
fYear
1997
Firstpage
135
Abstract
In WDM ring networks, closed cyclical paths can be formed which makes lasing possible if the roundtrip gain experienced by amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) exceeds the loop loss. Such lasing affects signal channels through cross saturation and decreases signal power
Keywords
wavelength division multiplexing; ASE; amplified spontaneous emi; closed cyclical paths; cross saturation; loop loss; optically amplified WDM ring networks; roundtrip gain; signal channels; signal power; signal power variations; superradiance;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Integrated Optics and Optical Fibre Communications, 11th International Conference on, and 23rd European Conference on Optical Communications (Conf. Publ. No.: 448)
ISSN
0537-9989
Print_ISBN
0-85296-697-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/cp:19971436
Filename
628096
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