Title :
Constant output power control in an optical crosspoint switch allowing enhanced noise performance operation
Author :
Wonfor, A. ; Yu, S. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Commun. Res., Bristol Univ., UK
Abstract :
A simple output power control system is demonstrated in a lossless optical crosspoint switch. This terminal current feedback system allows constant output power, error free operation for an 11 dB input range.
Keywords :
feedback; optical noise; photonic switching systems; power control; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication control; SOA; constant output power control; enhanced noise performance; error free operation; optical crosspoint switch; semiconductor optical amplifier; terminal current feedback; Communication switching; High speed optical techniques; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical noise; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.988854
