Persistent Channel Power Deviations in Constant Gain Amplified Long-Chain ROADM Networks
06 March 2011
Numerical simulations of channel power interactions in ideal constant gain amplified degree-2 ROADM networks demonstrate novel persistent and periodic distant-dependent power deviation patterns. © 2010 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; (060.4250) Networks