A pattern effect compensator

E.A. Patent; J.J.G.M. Tol, van der; N. Calabretta; Y. Liu

A pattern effect compensator

E.A. Patent, J.J.G.M. Tol, van der, N. Calabretta, Y. Liu

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Abstract

Degradation of high power signals is observed at bitrates comparable to the gain recovery time in Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOA). The device studied here reduces this pattern effect of SOAs. It is a non-linear Mach-Zehnder interferometer with a SOA in each branch. It has an unequal input power distribution over the branches, which themselves are identical. This causes destructive interference at the output for low power inputs. Conversely, different phase shifts for high power inputs result in constructive interference. Therefore, gain saturation is observed for much higher input powers. This results in reduced pattern effects. Simulations and experiments confirm the performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 6th annual symposium of the IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter, 2 December 2001, Brussels, Belgium
Editors	F. Berghmans, H. Thienpont, J. Danckaert, L. Desmet
Place of Publication	Brussels, Belgium
Publisher	IEEE/LEOS
Pages	37-41
ISBN (Print)	90-5487247-0
Publication status	Published - 2001
Event	6th Annual Symposium of the IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter - Brussels, Belgium Duration: 3 Dec 2001 → 3 Dec 2001 Conference number: 6

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Conference	6th Annual Symposium of the IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Brussels
Period	3/12/01 → 3/12/01

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Patent, EA, Tol, van der, JJGM , Calabretta, N & Liu, Y 2001, A pattern effect compensator. in F Berghmans, H Thienpont, J Danckaert & L Desmet (eds), Proceedings of the 6th annual symposium of the IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter, 2 December 2001, Brussels, Belgium. IEEE/LEOS, Brussels, Belgium, pp. 37-41, 6th Annual Symposium of the IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter, Brussels, Belgium, 3/12/01.

A pattern effect compensator. / Patent, E.A.; Tol, van der, J.J.G.M.; Calabretta, N. et al.
Proceedings of the 6th annual symposium of the IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter, 2 December 2001, Brussels, Belgium. ed. / F. Berghmans; H. Thienpont; J. Danckaert; L. Desmet. Brussels, Belgium: IEEE/LEOS, 2001. p. 37-41.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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