Title :
Demonstration of an SOA Efficient 32??32 Optical Switch for Radio Over Fiber Distribution Systems
Author :
Crisp, Michael ; Aw, E.T. ; Wonfor, Adrian ; Penty, Richard V. ; White, Ian H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
A 32x32 optical RoF switch is demonstrated. A 13 dB input dynamic range with acceptable EVM and, using open loop control, an input dynamic range of 10 dB with 1 dB variation in output RF power is achieved.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical switches; radio-over-fibre; semiconductor optical amplifiers; EVM; SOA; open loop control; optical RoF switch; optical switch; radio over fiber; Band pass filters; Isolators; Optical distortion; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical saturation; Optical switches; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528511
