Title :
Comparative study of spectrum-sliced incoherent light systems employing SOA-based noise suppression
Author :
McCoy, Anoma D. ; Horak, Peter ; Ibsen, Morten ; Richardson, David J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectronics Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We compare three SOA-based noise suppression approaches employed in spectrum-sliced WDM systems. Although the SOA at the transmitter provides best noise suppression, the SOA at the receiver may provide better value in last-mile access applications.
Keywords :
optical receivers; optical transmitters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; SOA-based noise suppression; WDM systems; receiver; spectrum-sliced incoherent light systems; transmitter; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical saturation; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Polarization; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215851
