Fiber-amplifier cascades with gain equalization in multiwavelength unidirectional inter-office ring networks
- 1 September 1993
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 5 (9) , 1026-1028
- https://doi.org/10.1109/68.257180
Abstract
Erbium-doped fiber-amplifier cascades using a simple gain equalization scheme employing demultiplexers with attenuators are shown capable of supporting a 16-office wavelength-routed unidirectional ring network. The gain equalization yields a network with nearly uniform signal power distribution, which is robust to wavelength dropping assignments, permitting a flexible evolution plan.Keywords
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