Title :
40 nm broadband SOA-Raman hybrid amplifier
Author :
Chen, Yihong ; Pavlik, Richard ; Visone, Christopher ; Pan, Feng ; Gonzales, Enrico ; Turukhin, Alexey ; Lunardi, Leda ; Al-Salameh, Daniel ; Lumish, Stan
Author_Institution :
JDS Uniphase Corp., Eatontown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A hybrid SOA-Raman amplifier scheme with over 40 nm operational bandwidth has been demonstrated. This novel and simple configuration can significantly increase span length and optical signal-to-noise ratio. Q-factors are measured to optimize the operating condition for the two schemes. The performance is related to crosstalk in SOA and overall OSNR.
Keywords :
Q-factor; Raman lasers; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical fibre amplifiers; optical noise; semiconductor optical amplifiers; OSNR; Q-factors; broadband SOA-Raman hybrid amplifier; crosstalk; operating condition; operational bandwidth; optical signal-to-noise ratio; span length; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Operational amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Optical crosstalk; Optical noise; Q factor; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036437
