Title :
Linearizing high performance semiconductor optical amplifiers: techniques and performance
Author :
McAdams, Larry R. ; Weverka, Robert T. ; Cloonan, John
Author_Institution :
Optivision Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
We have established an experimental setup for measuring the third order intermodulation distortion (IMD) in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) under a variety of conditions using multiple frequency input techniques
Keywords :
intermodulation distortion; laser variables measurement; semiconductor device testing; semiconductor lasers; experimental setup; high performance semiconductor optical amplifier linearisation; multiple frequency input techniques; semiconductor laser testing; semiconductor optical amplifiers; third order intermodulation distortion measurement; Intermodulation distortion; Optical attenuators; Optical crosstalk; Optical devices; Optical distortion; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3160-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1996.571928
