Title :
Experimental and theoretical demonstration of amplifying pulse compression using an SOA-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Author :
Nielsen, Mads L. ; Dagens, Beatrice
Author_Institution :
COM, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
A pulse compression scheme based on a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) is proposed. It is independent of the initial chirp of the pulses, provides amplification, and can potentially be integrated with a simple pulse source. Experimental demonstration of the scheme is presented. The principle of pulse compression in a MZI was described through simulations, which showed good agreement with experimental results.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; optical pulse compression; semiconductor optical amplifiers; MZI; SOA-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer; amplifying pulse compression; pulse chirp; semiconductor optical amplifier; Chirp; Optical fiber communication; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse shaping methods; RNA; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363420
