Abstract
The reflective SOA has been heavily investigated to carry the upstream signal for colorless operation in the user access network. We propose a new method to realize such a reflective SOA modulator by integrating a SOA with a MMI-loop mirror (loop-RSOA). This allows for more flexibility in the design of photonic integrated circuits without additional cost.
The first loop-RSOA has been designed and fabricated. The fiber access side of the loop-
RSOA was left as cleaved. The measurement results show that this loop-RSOA can be
operated error free with 1.25 Gbit/s data with 223-1 PRBS word length while the injected
optical power is -14 dBm. Furthermore, the temperature dependence of the loop-RSOA
has been investigated from 12°C up to 36°C showing Q factors higher than 6.5 at 1 Gbit/s.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 13th annual symposium of the IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter, 27-28 November 2008, Enschede, The Netherlands |
| Place of Publication | Piscataway |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Pages | 43-46 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-90-36527-682 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |