Experimental demonstration of fast-response spectral power equalizer for reconfigurable WDM optical networks

Xiaodong R. Fu; Brewster Roe Hemenway; Michael Sauer; Andre Franzen; Daniel Tebben; Daniel Ricketts; Vasily Kaliniouk; Mark Gray

doi:10.1117/12.475129

8 July 2002 Experimental demonstration of fast-response spectral power equalizer for reconfigurable WDM optical networks

Xiaodong R. Fu, Brewster Roe Hemenway, Michael Sauer, Andre Franzen, Daniel Tebben, Daniel Ricketts, Vasily Kaliniouk, Mark Gray

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Proceedings Volume 4872, Optical Transmission Systems and Equipment for WDM Networking; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475129
Event: ITCom 2002: The Convergence of Information Technologies and Communications, 2002, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

A fast spectral power equalizer was designed and tested in a reconfigurable optical network testbed. Its response time is ~100 microseconds. Dynamic power fluctuation caused by add/drop switching in reconfigurable optical networks can be compensated by this technology.

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Xiaodong R. Fu, Brewster Roe Hemenway, Michael Sauer, Andre Franzen, Daniel Tebben, Daniel Ricketts, Vasily Kaliniouk, and Mark Gray "Experimental demonstration of fast-response spectral power equalizer for reconfigurable WDM optical networks", Proc. SPIE 4872, Optical Transmission Systems and Equipment for WDM Networking, (8 July 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475129

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