Title :
In-service upgrade method for DWDM submarine cable system using ASE dummy lights
Author :
Inoue, Takanori ; Shibano, E. ; Taga, Hidenori ; Goto, Koji
Author_Institution :
KDDI Submarine Cable Syst. Inc., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We propose the in-service upgrade method with ASE dummy lights. Two key technologies, appropriate arrangement of ASE dummy lights and overlap replacement of dummies, can minimize the performance fluctuation of the existing signals in upgrading.
Keywords :
fluctuations; optical cables; submarine cables; superradiance; wavelength division multiplexing; ASE dummy lights; DWDM cable system; fluctuation; in-service upgrade method; submarine cable system;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
