Samenvatting
Degradation of high power signals is observed at bitrates comparable to the gain recovery in Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOA). The device studied here reduces this pattern effect of SOAs. It is a non-lineas 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.
Originele taal-2 | Engels |
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Titel | Proceedings of the International Workshop on Optical Signal Processing (SCOOP 2001) November 29 - 30, 2001, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Plaats van productie | Copenhagen |
Uitgeverij | COST action 267 and SCOOP |
Pagina's | 99-101 |
Status | Gepubliceerd - 2001 |
Evenement | International Workshop on Optical Signal Processing, November 29-30, 2001, Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhagen, Denemarken Duur: 29 nov. 2001 → 30 nov. 2001 |
Workshop
Workshop | International Workshop on Optical Signal Processing, November 29-30, 2001, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Land/Regio | Denemarken |
Stad | Copenhagen |
Periode | 29/11/01 → 30/11/01 |
Ander | Intern. Workshop on Optical Signal Processing, Copenhagen, Denmark |