Gain transient control for wavelength division multiplexed access networks using semiconductor optical amplifiers

Timothy Braidwood Gibbon; Alexey Vladimirovich Osadchiy; Rasmus Kjær; Jesper Bevensee Jensen; Idelfonso Tafur Monroy

doi:10.1016/j.yofte.2008.12.004

Gain transient control for wavelength division multiplexed access networks using semiconductor optical amplifiers

Timothy Braidwood Gibbon
, Alexey Vladimirovich Osadchiy
, Rasmus Kjær
, Jesper Bevensee Jensen
, Idelfonso Tafur Monroy

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Abstract

Gain transients can severely hamper the upstream network performance in wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) access networks featuring erbium doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) or Raman amplification. We experimentally demonstrate for the first time using 10 Gb/s fiber transmission bit error rate measurements how a near-saturated semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) can be used to control these gain transients. An SOA is shown to reduce the penalty of transients originating in an EDFA from 2.3 dB to 0.2 dB for 10 Gb/s transmission over standard single mode fiber using a 231-1 PRBS pattern. The results suggest that a single SOA integrated within a WDM receiver at the metro node could offer a convenient all-optical solution for upstream transient controlin WDM access networks.

Original language	English
Journal	Optical Fiber Technology
Volume	15
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	279-282
ISSN	1068-5200
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yofte.2008.12.004
Publication status	Published - 2009

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Semiconductor optical amplifier
Transient control
Wavelength division multiplexed access networks

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