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Experimental demonstration of dynamic high-speed equalization of three WDM channels using acoustooptic modulators and a wavelength demultiplexer
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Experimental demonstration of dynamic high-speed equalization of three WDM channels using acoustooptic modulators and a wavelength demultiplexer

Jin-Xing Cai, Kai-Ming Feng, Xiaopeng Chen, Alan E. Willner, David A. Smith, Chau-Han Lee and Yung-Jui Chen
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol.9(5), pp.678-680
05/1997

Abstract

Acoustooptic devices Optical equalizers Optical fiber amplifiers Optical fiber communications
We have experimentally demonstrated the dynamic equalization of three WDM channels by using a polarization-independent passive wavelength demultiplexer, a parallel array of AO modulators, and a dynamic feedback control circuit. This module actively equalizes the power differential from >10 dB to within 1 dB of three channels spanning a range of 8 nm. This module can respond faster than 0.1 μs. After 1000 km of transmission within a recirculating fiber loop, three channels remain equalized by the dynamic module. This module can accommodate small or large channel spacings commensurate with the different channels allowable into the wavelength demultiplexer.

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