• DocumentCode
    1342619
  • Title

    Harmonic and intermodulation distortion analysis by perturbation and harmonic balance methods for in-line photodetection in a semiconductor optical amplifier

  • Author

    Sharaiha, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. RESO Technopole, Ecole Nat. d´´Ingenieurs de Brest, Brest, France
  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    3/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    421
  • Lastpage
    423
  • Abstract
    Harmonic and intermodulation distortion in a semiconductor laser amplifier (SOA) used as an in-line photodetector is predicted, by using the harmonic balance technique and the perturbation method. Experimental and theoretical results are presented up to the third order.
  • Keywords
    intermodulation distortion; perturbation theory; photodetectors; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; harmonic balance methods; harmonic distortion analysis; in-line photodetection; in-line photodetector; intermodulation distortion analysis; perturbation; perturbation method; semiconductor optical amplifier; third order; Equations; Harmonic analysis; Intermodulation distortion; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Perturbation methods; Photodetectors; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.661430
  • Filename
    661430