Title :
Cross gain modulation suppression in SOA using polarization diversified loop
Author :
Chan, K. ; Tong, F. ; Chen, L.K.
Author_Institution :
Inf. Eng. Dept., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
Abstract :
We proposed and demonstrated a new cross-gain-modulation reduction scheme using a semiconductor optical amplifier in a polarization-diversified loop. We achieve /spl sim/2.5-3-dB improvement in Q values as compared with the measurements obtained from direct amplification by SOA.
Keywords :
Q-factor; light polarisation; optical crosstalk; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Q value; SOA; cross-gain-modulation reduction; polarization diversified loop; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Optical arrays; Optical attenuators; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967823
