Title :
Filtering effects in a spectrum-sliced WDM-PON system using a gain-saturated reflected-SOA
Author :
Lee, H.H. ; Park, M.Y. ; Cho, S.H. ; Lee, J.H. ; Yu, J.H. ; Kim, B.W.
Author_Institution :
Electron. & Telecommun. Res. Inst., Daejeon
Abstract :
We have investigated optical filtering-effects when a spectrally-sliced ASE light is injected to a gain-saturated R-SOA. The resulting distortion in the output optical spectrum from an optical pass-band shape of AWG could significantly affect the transmission quality of the WDM-PON.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; optical fibre networks; optical filters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; AWG; gain-saturated reflected-SOA; optical filtering effect; optical pass-band shape; spectrum-sliced WDM-PON system; Downlink; Feedforward systems; Filtering; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical receivers; RF signals; Stimulated emission; (060.4510) Optical communications; (250.5980) Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
