Title :
Transients suppression in reconfigurable WDM ring network self-stabilized by laser action
Author :
Ennser, K. ; Ghelfi, P. ; Sacchi, G. ; Magri, R. ; Quargnolo, O.
Author_Institution :
CNIT Lab. of Photonic Networks, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We report transients suppression in WDM ring network by lasing action of recirculating amplified stimulated emission noise. A new theoretical model is developed and experimentally verified which provides system transfer functions relating signal/pump power fluctuations.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical fibre networks; optical transfer function; stimulated emission; wavelength division multiplexing; amplified stimulated emission noise; laser action; pump power fluctuation; reconfigurable WDM ring network; self-stabilization; signal fluctuation; system transfer function; transient suppression; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Power system modeling; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Stimulated emission; Transfer functions; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202023
