DocumentCode
2016168
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
fYear
2006
fDate
5-10 March 2006
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN
1-55752-803-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2006.215851
Filename
1636882
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