Title :
Gain-clamped SOA with 1-11 dB variable gain based on a three-contact tunable DBR laser
Author :
Sosabowski, J. ; Davies, A.R. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
We report variable gain gain-clamped SOA operation using a tunable laser based device. Variation of the clamped gain from 1-11 dB is achieved together with a noise figure of 7.9 dB and flat spectral performance over 25 nm.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser noise; laser tuning; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1 to 11 dB; 7.9 dB; flat spectral performance; gain-clamped SOA; noise figure; three-contact tunable DBR laser; Clamps; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Dynamic range; Gratings; Laser noise; Laser tuning; Noise figure; Performance gain; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312223
