Title :
On the SOA cascadability and design rules for optical packet-switched networks
Author :
Mestre, M.A. ; Jenneve, P. ; Mardoyan, H. ; Ghazisaeidi, A. ; Bigo, S. ; de Valicourt, G.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs., Nozay, France
Abstract :
We experimentally evaluate performances of QPSK, 8- and 16-QAM signals after traversing a long cascade of up to 50 SOAs and assess system design rules for an optical packet-switched SOA-based network.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; packet switching; performance evaluation; quadrature amplitude modulation; quadrature phase shift keying; semiconductor optical amplifiers; QAM signals; QPSK; SOA cascadability; design rules; optical fiber networks; optical packet-switched networks; performance evaluation; quadrature amplitude modulation; quadrature phase shift keying; semiconductor optical amplifiers; system design; Decision support systems; Optical transmitters; Phase shift keying; Receivers; Roads; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
