• BER improvement using optical gain clamped amplifier for burst transmission and critical cases studies 

      Zannin, Marcelo; Ennser, Karin; Taccheo, Stefano; Careglio, Davide; Solé Pareta, Josep; Aracil Rico, Javier (IEEE Press and Wiley, 2009-03-22)
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      This paper demonstrates significant BER improvement in burst traffic transmission using optical-gain clamped amplifiers. Critical chaotic cases are identified for peculiar burst sequences and their impact in transmission ...
    • Effective amplification of real WDM burst traffic using optical gain clamping 

      Zannin, Marcelo; Taccheo, Stefano; Ennser, Karin; Careglio, Davide; Solé Pareta, Josep (2008-05-04)
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      Experimental studies of real optical burst traffic in WDM systems are performed with optical gain clamping for stabilizing the EDFA amplification. Impairments of power variation due to burst are shown to be negligible.
    • On the benefits of optical gain-clamped amplification in optical burst switching networks 

      Zannin, Marcelo; Ennser, Karin; Taccheo, Stefano; Careglio, Davide; Solé Pareta, Josep; Aracil Rico, Javier (2009-12-01)
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      This paper investigates the performance of an all-optical method for amplification gain control to be applied in the next generation of optical networks. An erbium-doped fiber amplifier is implemented in a simple and passive ...
    • Real burst traffic amplification in optically gain clamped amplifier 

      Ennser, Karin; Taccheo, Stefano; Careglio, Davide; Solé Pareta, Josep; Aracil Rico, Javier (2008-02-24)
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      Optical burst amplification in a gain-stabilized amplifier is theoretically investigated using real burst traffic data. The results show that excellent performance are obtained for WDM transmission with negligible interplay ...
    • Waveguide optical amplifier for telecom applications 

      Taccheo, Stefano; Zannin, Marcelo; Ennser, Karin; Careglio, Davide; Solé Pareta, Josep; Aracil Rico, Javier (SPIE- The International Society for optical engineering, 2009)
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      In this paper we review progress in optical gain clamped waveguide amplifiers for applications to optical communications. We demonstrate that compact waveguide devices may offer advantages compared to standard fiber ...