Title :
Novel constant output power control of a semiconductor optical amplifier based switch
Author :
Wonfor, A. ; Yu, S. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Commun. Res., Bristol Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. A novel semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA ) output modulation power monitor and control scheme has been proposed which avoids the need for optical power monitoring. A demonstration of this technique to control output power in an N x N crosspoint switch is presented.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electro-optical switches; optical communication equipment; power control; semiconductor optical amplifiers; N x N crosspoint switch; SOA output modulation power control scheme; SOA output modulation power monitor; constant output power control; semiconductor optical amplifier based switch; Communication switching; Monitoring; Optical control; Optical filters; Optical scattering; Optical switches; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power semiconductor switches; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-662-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2001.947439
