DocumentCode
1466080
Title
Noise Spectrum Characterization of Slow Light SOA-Based Microwave Photonic Phase Shifters
Author
Lloret, Juan ; Ramos, Francisco ; Sancho, Juan ; Gasulla, Ivana ; Sales, Salvador ; Capmany, José
Author_Institution
iTEAM Res. Inst., Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Volume
22
Issue
13
fYear
2010
fDate
7/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1005
Lastpage
1007
Abstract
Numerical and experimental investigations of the noise properties of semiconductor-optical-amplifier-based microwave photonic phase shifters are presented. Dependencies of the noise power spectral density on key parameters accounting for slow light propagation are reported. The effect of suppressing the red-shifted sideband at the output of the amplifier on the noise spectrum nature is widely characterized. Discussions are finally given in case of cascading several phase shifting stages.
Keywords
laser noise; microwave photonics; optical phase shifters; red shift; semiconductor optical amplifiers; slow light; microwave photonic phase shifters; noise power spectral density; noise spectrum characterization; red shifted sideband; semiconductor optical amplifier; slow light SOA; Microwave photonics; noise power spectral density; phase shifter; semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); slow light;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2010.2047253
Filename
5444913
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