OPTICAL AMPLIFIED RECIRCULATING DELAY-LINES TRANSIENT-RESPONSE EFFECTON HYBRID FIBER BUSES

This paper presents novel theoretical and experimental results of the temporal response of optical amplified recirculating delay lines. Thes e optical amplified recirculating delay lines have been used for equal izing sensor signals from hybrid fiber buses. To assure nondistortion of telecommunication data in these fiber buses, optical equalizer high transient times must be avoided. The time analysis carried out in thi s work allows the development of equalizer design rules to overcome th e transient time limitations and fulfil the steady-state equalizing sc heme. (C) 1997 Academic Press.