• DocumentCode
    852295
  • Title

    Bi-directional add/drop amplifier module for high-capacity WDM networks

  • Author

    Kim, Hyun Deok ; Shin, Jeong-Hun ; Lee, Chang-Hee

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of EECS, Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Taejon, South Korea
  • Volume
    38
  • Issue
    21
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    10/10/2002 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1267
  • Lastpage
    1268
  • Abstract
    A bi-directional add/drop amplifier (BADA) module with a superior relative intensity noise (RIN) suppression capability has been realised based on a cost-effective dispersion compensation technique. A 14×10 Gbit/s bi-directional transmission over 200 km-long conventional SMF and channel-by-channel add/drop has been successfully demonstrated. The scalability of the BADA module is analysed.
  • Keywords
    modules; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; 14×10 Gbit/s bi-directional transmission; 140 Gbit/s; 200 km; BADA module; WDM networks; bi-directional add/drop amplifier module; channel-by-channel add/drop; dispersion compensation technique; high-capacity networks; relative intensity noise suppression;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20020849
  • Filename
    1043712