Title :
Pulse Limiting Amplification by Saturation Effects in an SOA
Author :
Contestabile, G. ; Presi, M. ; Proietti, R. ; Calabretta, N.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant¿Anna, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We study the limiting-amplification capability of a saturated SOA followed by an optical filter in case of amplitude-modulated 20GHz pulses. We report more than 25 dB amplitude-modulation-reduction for input modulating frequencies in the range 100KHz-3GHz.
Keywords :
Amplitude modulation; Frequency; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical saturation; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431224