Hybrid Electro-Optical Feedback Gain-Stabilized EDFAs for Long-Reach Wavelength-Multiplexed Passive Optical Networks

Conference: ECOC 2009 - 35th European Conference on Optical Communication
09/20/2009 - 09/24/2009 at Vienna, Austria

Proceedings: ECOC 2009

Pages: 2Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Krimmel, Heinz G.; Pfeiffer, Thomas; Deppisch, B.; Jentsch, L. (Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs, Stuttgart, Germany)

Abstract:
A novel EDFA gain stabilization technique is given for low-noise WDM upstream amplification in longreach, high-split passive optical networks. Hybrid opto-electrical feedback avoids drawbacks from known optical feedback or pump-laser steering methods in access networks.