Reducing the backreflection impact by using gain-saturated SOA in WDM single-fiber loopback access networks

Masamichi Fujiwara, Hiro Suzuki, Katsumi Iwatsuki

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Abstract

This paper reduces the impact of backreflection in WDM single-fiber loopback access networks by using a gain-saturated SOA. We presented the concept and experimentally confirmed that the gain-saturated SOA significantly improves the SNR of upstream signal.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - Thirteenth International Symposium on Temporal Representation and Reasoning, TIME 2006
Publication statusPublished - 2006 Dec 14
Externally publishedYes
Event2006 Optical Fiber Communication Conference, and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference - Anaheim, CA, United States
Duration: 2006 Mar 52006 Mar 10

Publication series

Name2006 Optical Fiber Communication Conference, and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Volume2006

Other

Other2006 Optical Fiber Communication Conference, and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim, CA
Period06/3/506/3/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)

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