Title :
Numerical and theoretical study of the crosstalk in gain clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Sun, Jinying ; Morthier, Geert ; Baets, Roel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Belgium
fDate :
10/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A rate equation model of a gain clamped semiconductor optical amplifier (GCSOA) is presented. Both a time-domain and a small-signal analysis of those rate equations are used to investigate the crosstalk between different signal channels. It is shown that the crosstalk of GCSOA´s strongly depends on the bit rate of the amplified signals and is lower at both very high bit rates and low bit rates. This crosstalk is proportional with the input power and, approximately, with the amplification
Keywords :
approximation theory; laser theory; optical crosstalk; optical transmitters; reflectivity; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; time-domain analysis; amplified signal bit rate; gain clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers; input power; low bit rates; optical crosstalk; rate equation model; rate equations; signal channels; small-signal analysis; time-domain analysis; very high bit rates; Bit rate; Crosstalk; Equations; Optical fiber networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal analysis; Sun; Telecommunication switching; Time domain analysis; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.658591
