diff --git a/apps/optical-model/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/optical/config/OpticalPortConfig.java b/apps/optical-model/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/optical/config/OpticalPortConfig.java
index 0278fba..46e182f 100644
--- a/apps/optical-model/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/optical/config/OpticalPortConfig.java
+++ b/apps/optical-model/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/optical/config/OpticalPortConfig.java
@@ -28,9 +28,29 @@
 
 /**
  * Configurations for an optical port on a device.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * Example:
+ * <pre>
+ * "ports": {
+ *   "(device Id)/(port number)": {
+ *     {@value #CONFIG_KEY}: {
+ *              {@value #TYPE}: "OCH",
+ *              {@value #SPEED}: 0,
+ *              {@value #PORT}: 10
+ *              ...
+ *     }
+ *   }
+ * }
+ * </pre>
  */
 public final class OpticalPortConfig extends Config<ConnectPoint> {
 
+    /**
+     * Configuration key for {@link OpticalPortConfig}.
+     */
+    public static final String CONFIG_KEY = "optical";
+
     // optical type {OMS, OCH, ODUClt, fiber}
     public static final String TYPE = "type";
 
diff --git a/apps/optical-model/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/optical/internal/OpticalModelLoader.java b/apps/optical-model/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/optical/internal/OpticalModelLoader.java
index 494fc24..0d69d2b 100644
--- a/apps/optical-model/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/optical/internal/OpticalModelLoader.java
+++ b/apps/optical-model/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/optical/internal/OpticalModelLoader.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     private ConfigFactory<ConnectPoint, OpticalPortConfig>
         opticalPortConfigFactory = new ConfigFactory<ConnectPoint, OpticalPortConfig>(CONNECT_POINT_SUBJECT_FACTORY,
                                                        OpticalPortConfig.class,
-                                                       "optical") {
+                                                       OpticalPortConfig.CONFIG_KEY) {
         @Override
         public OpticalPortConfig createConfig() {
             return new OpticalPortConfig();