Title :
Quantum dot SOA dynamic range improvement for phase modulated signals
Author :
Bonk, R. ; Vallaitis, T. ; Guetlein, J. ; Hillerkuss, D. ; Li, J. ; Freude, W. ; Leuthold, J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Electron., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol., Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
A 10 dB input power dynamic range advantage is found for amplification of phase-encoded signals with quantum dot SOA compared to low confinement bulk SOA. The effect is attributed to differences in the alpha-factor.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical modulation; phase coding; phase modulation; quantum dot lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; alpha-factor; dynamic range; phase encoding; phase modulated signals; quantum dot SOA; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Dynamic range; Optical saturation; Phase measurement; Phase modulation; Quantum dots; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Spectrogram; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
