Title :
Photonic Integrated Circuits with SOAs in WDM Optical Networks
Author :
Grubb, Steve ; Nagarajan, Radhakrishnan ; Kato, Masaaki ; Kish, Fred ; Welch, David
Author_Institution :
Infinera, Annapolis Junction, MD, USA
Abstract :
Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) have had a significant impact on WDM transmission systems and are scalable, reliable, economic, and have performance comparable to discrete optoelectronic components. Integration of SOAs to the PIC platform extend the performance and benefits of PICs.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical fibre communication; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; optical networks; photonic integrated circuits; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; Integrated optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical pumping; Photonic integrated circuits; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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.2008.4528642
