DocumentCode
1405174
Title
A novel optical decision circuit based on a Mach-Zehnder or Michelson interferometer and gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author
Morthier, Geert ; Sun, Jinying ; Gyselings, Tim ; Baets, Roel
Author_Institution
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Belgium
Volume
10
Issue
8
fYear
1998
Firstpage
1162
Lastpage
1164
Abstract
A novel optical decision circuit based on a Mach-Zehnder or Michelson interferometer with a gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifier in each arm is proposed. Simulation results show that the component, of which the decision threshold can easily be modified through adjustment of the currents in both amplifiers, exhibits excellent reshaping capacities.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Michelson interferometers; optical communication equipment; semiconductor lasers; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; Michelson interferometer; decision threshold; gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers; optical decision circuit; reshaping capacities; Circuits; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pumping; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.701536
Filename
701536
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