Title :
Theory and practice of a polarization independent reflective SOA for WDM-PON applications
Author :
Taebi, Sareh ; Saini, Simarjeet Singh
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
fDate :
Oct. 30 2008-Nov. 2 2008
Abstract :
A theoretical model for the saturation-power of an RSOA is described and compared with that of an SOA. A 1.25 Gbps L-band RSOA is demonstrated with >20 dB gain, <1 dB PDG and -1.7 dBm Psat.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; L-band RSOA; WDM-PON application; bit rate 1.25 Gbit/s; passive optical network; polarization independent reflective SOA; L-band; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical materials; Optical modulation; Optical saturation; Passive optical networks; Polarization; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication & Optoelectronic Exposition & Conference, 2008. AOE 2008. Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-863-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-863-6
