Title :
Cascadability assessment of a 2R regenerator based on a saturable absorber and a semiconductor optical amplifier in a path switchable recirculating loop
Author :
Gay, M. ; Bramerie, L. ; Massoubre, D. ; O´Hare, A. ; Shen, A. ; Oudar, J.L. ; Simon, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Univ. de Rennes, Lannion
fDate :
6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We assess a new 2R regenerator based on a microcavity saturable absorber and a semiconductor optical amplifier. Cascadability is demonstrated and the impact of regeneration span is studied in a 10-Gb/s two-path recirculating loop. A wavelength study demonstrates the tunability of the device over 13 nm
Keywords :
microcavities; optical fibre communication; optical repeaters; optical saturable absorption; optical switches; optical tuning; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 Gbit/s; 2R regenerator; cascadability; device tunability; microcavity saturable absorber; path switchable recirculating loop; semiconductor optical amplifier; Extinction ratio; Fluctuations; Microcavities; Mirrors; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Pulse amplifiers; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; 2R regeneration; optical communication; semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); vertical microcavity saturable absorber (SA);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.875324
