Optically Amplified WDM Networks

by John Zyskind, Atul Srivastava

Overview

With the advent of wavelength routing and dynamic, reconfigurable optical networks, new demands are being made in the design and operation of optical amplifiers. This book provides, for the first time, a comprehensive review of optical amplifier technology in the context of these recent advances in the field. It demonstrates how to manage the trade-offs between amplifier design, network architecture and system management and operation.

The book provides an overview of optical amplifiers and reconfigurable networks before examining in greater detail the issues of importance to network operators and equipment manufacturers, including 40G and 100G transmission. Optical amplifier design is fully considered, focusing on fundamentals, design solutions and amplifier performance limitations. Finally, the book discusses other emerging applications for optical amplifiers such as optical networks for high data rate systems, free space systems, long single span links and optical digital networks.

This book will be of great value to R&D engineers, network and systems engineers, telecommunications service providers, component suppliers, industry analysts, network operators, postgraduate students, academics and anyone seeking to understand emerging trends in optical networks and the consequent changes in optical amplifier design, features and applications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128102183
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	08/19/2016
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Optical amplifiers for reconfigurable networks
ROADM based networks
Challenges and opportunities in future high-capacity optical transmission systems
EDFAs, Raman amplifiers and hybrid Raman/EDFAs
Dynamic and static gain changes of optical amplifiers at ROADM nodes
Mastering power transients – a prerequisite for future optical networks
Spectral power fluctuations in DWDM networks caused by spectral-hole burning and stimulated Raman scattering
Amplifier issues for physical layer network control
Advanced amplifier schemes in long-haul undersea systems
Challenges for long haul and ultra-long haul dynamic networks
Transport solutions for optically amplified networks
Optical amplifiers for maintenance friendly fiber networks
Low cost design and applications of optical amplifiers
Semiconductor optical amplifiers for metro and access networks
Market trends for optical amplifiers

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A detailed review of the theory and practice of optical amplifiers, demonstrating how to manage the trade-offs between amplifier design, network architecture and system management and operation