Abstract
In multiwavelength optical networks with wavelength add/drop (WAD), closed loops may be formed, which, with the erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) used to compensate the losses of network elements and fiber spans, can constitute ring laser cavities.
© 1998 Optical Society of America
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