Amplifiers for the masses: EDFA, EDWA, and SOA amplets for metro and access applications

Author

Zimmerman, Donald R. ; Spiekman, Leo H.

Author_Institution

Light Syst. Associates, Farmingdale, NJ, USA

Volume

22

Issue

1

fYear

2004

Firstpage

63

Lastpage

70

Abstract

Small erbium-doped amplets and semiconductor optical amplifiers will be used in current and future metro and enterprise networks in various configurations. Many new system architectures will be enabled as these low-cost technologies are used to compensate for transmission and impairment-compensating component losses. This paper discusses the definition, use, and technologies associated with these new classes of optical amplifiers which, though little, will impact next-generation networks a great deal.

Keywords

erbium; metropolitan area networks; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide components; semiconductor optical amplifiers; subscriber loops; waveguide lasers; EDFA; EDWA; SOA; erbium-doped amplets; impairment-compensating component losses; low-cost technologies; metropolitan area networks; optical communication; optical fiber amplifiers; optical planar waveguide components; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Broadband amplifiers; Costs; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Space technology; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2003.822144

Filename

1266679