Automatic gain-controlled bidirectional add-drop amplifier for dynamically reconfigurable bidirectional WDM networks

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 135-137

  Kim, Hyun Deok ^a   Shin, Jeong Hun ^a   Lee, Sang Mook ^a   Lee, Chang Hee ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Add drop multiplexer (ADM); Bidirectional transmission; Optical fiber amplifier; Optical networks

Indexed keywords

GAIN CONTROL; MULTIPLEXING EQUIPMENT; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

ADD-DROP MULTIPLEXER; BIDIRECTIONAL ADD-DROP AMPLIFIER; BIDIRECTIONAL NETWORKS;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0037245603     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2002.805772     Document Type: Article

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