@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/4593, title = {Design of EDFA Gain Controller based on Disturbance Observer Technique}, author = {Seong-Ho Song and Ki-Seob Kim and Seon-Woo Lee and Seop-Hyeong Park}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {Based on a theoretical erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) model, we have proposed an application of disturbance observer(DOB) with proportional/integral/differential(PID) controller to EDFA for minimizing gain-transient time of wavelength -division-multiplexing (WDM) multi channels in optical amplifier in channel add/drop networks. We have dramatically reduced the gain-transient time to less than 30μsec by applying DOB with PID controller to the control of amplifier gain. The proposed DOB-based gain control algorithm for EDFA was implemented as a digital control system using TI's DSP(TMS320C28346) chip and experimental results of the system verify the excellent performance of the proposed gain control methodology.}, journal = {International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering}, volume = {6}, number = {2}, year = {2012}, pages = {224 - 226}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/4593}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/62}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 62, 2012}, }