Title :
Noise properties and cascadability of SOA-EA regenerators
Author :
Öhman, Filip ; Bischoff, Svend ; Tromborg, Bjame ; Mørk, Jesper
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We suggest and analyse a new device containing concatenated pairs of semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) and electroabsorption modulators (EAs). The device has regenerative properties and improves the cascadability of optical fibre links.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; laser noise; optical repeaters; semiconductor device noise; semiconductor optical amplifiers; electroabsorption modulators; optical fibre link cascadability; optical regenerator noise properties; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Absorption; Laser mode locking; Noise figure; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Repeaters; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Transfer functions; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159597
