Abstract
In this paper we report on the first experimental power consumption analysis and model of single and multi-stage booster erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) with automatic gain control (AGC), accounting for channel number dependency. Results show that the amount of channels being amplified simultaneously contributes significantly, up to 48%, to the total power consumption due to the circuitry used for controlling the EDFA. As the number of simultaneous amplified WDM channels in high capacity long and medium reach transmission links reflects closely traffic patterns generated by end-users, it is relevant to study channel number dependent power consumption for devising EDFA power efficient control and design.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2015 International Conference on Photonics in Switching, PS 2015 |
Place of Publication | Piscataway |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Pages | 142-144 |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4799-8821-1 |
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Publication status | Published - 13 Nov 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | International Conference on Photonics in Switching, PS 2015 - Convitto della Calza , Florence, Italy Duration: 22 Sept 2015 → 25 Sept 2015 http://www.ps2015.com/ |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Photonics in Switching, PS 2015 |
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Abbreviated title | PS 2015 |
Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Florence |
Period | 22/09/15 → 25/09/15 |
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