• DocumentCode
    824862
  • Title

    Noise suppression in monolithically integrated Michelson interferometer

  • Author

    Moll, E. ; Chai, Y.J. ; Williams, K.A. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, UK
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    176
  • Lastpage
    178
  • Abstract
    A novel monolithically integrated Michelson interferometer using intersecting twin-contact semiconductor optical amplifiers is proposed and implemented whereby the two arms are gain imbalanced to give enhanced noise suppression. Experimental OSNR improvements of 8.4 dB for pulses with durations 8 ps and by default ER of 14 dB are demonstrated for low driving currents of between 25 and 30 mA. This is believed to be the smallest Michelson interferometer to date.
  • Keywords
    Michelson interferometers; interference suppression; light interferometry; optical noise; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 25 to 30 mA; 8 ps; intersecting twin-contact semiconductor optical amplifiers; monolithic integrated Michelson interferometer; noise suppression;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20064115
  • Filename
    1593313
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=824862