DocumentCode
3692028
Title
On the legacy amplifier limitation in flexgrid optical networks
Author
Djamel Amar;Mohamad Kanj;Jean-Luc Auge;Nicolas Brochier;Esther Le Rouzic;Catherine Lepers;Bernard Cousin
Author_Institution
Orange Labs, Lannion, France
fYear
2015
Firstpage
172
Lastpage
174
Abstract
Flexgrid technology is an interesting solution to improve network capacity. However, for a given spectral band, it gives rise to the increase of the number of channels, requiring more amplification power in respect with the conventional fixed grid technology. In this work, we demonstrate that re-engineering the link margins allows supporting this increase while keeping in use legacy amplifiers.
Keywords
"Optical fiber amplifiers","Optical fiber networks","Optical amplifiers","Stimulated emission"
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics in Switching (PS), 2015 International Conference on
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PS.2015.7328990
Filename
7328990
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