DocumentCode
3132771
Title
Statistical analysis of multi-channel fibre optical parametric amplifiers in agile photonic networks
Author
Gryspolakis, Nikolaos ; Chen, Lawrence R.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que.
fYear
2006
fDate
Oct. 2006
Firstpage
855
Lastpage
856
Abstract
We investigate the statistical nature of gain transients in multi-channel fibre optical parametric amplifiers resulting from random packet-to-packet power variations. We evaluate amplifier performance in terms of providing the required gain when operating in small-signal and near saturation
Keywords
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; optical parametric amplifiers; optical transmitters; statistical analysis; agile photonic networks; amplifier performance; gain transients; multichannel fibre optical parametric amplifiers; small-signal operation; statistical analysis; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical saturation; Performance gain; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Statistical analysis; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN
0-7803-9555-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279075
Filename
4054455
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