Title :
A second order model of noise in saturated semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Öhman, Filip ; Tromborg, Bjame ; Mørk, Jesper
Author_Institution :
Res. Center COM, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We have developed a second order model of spontaneous emission noise in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs). The resulting noise distributions agree well with statistical simulations and explain the measured redistribution of noise in saturated SOAs.
Keywords :
laser noise; semiconductor device noise; semiconductor optical amplifiers; spontaneous emission; statistical analysis; noise model; noise redistribution; saturated SOA; saturated optical amplifiers; second order model; semiconductor optical amplifiers; spontaneous emission noise; statistical simulations; Bit error rate; Computational modeling; Equations; Noise measurement; Optical noise; Power generation; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Solids; Spontaneous emission;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567183
