Title :
Impact of alfa-factor on SOA dynamic range for 20 GBd BPSK, QPSK and 16-QAM Signals
Author :
Bonk, R. ; Huber, G. ; Vallaitis, T. ; Schmogrow, R. ; Hillerkuss, D. ; Koos, C. ; Freude, W. ; Leuthold, J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Electron., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol. (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
Impact of SOA α-factor on dynamic range limitation decreases for higher-order modulation formats leading to undistinguishable performances of bulk and QD SOAs. Results are supported by experiments at 20 GBd BPSK, QPSK and 16-QAM.
Keywords :
quadrature amplitude modulation; quadrature phase shift keying; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 16-QAM; BPSK; QPSK; SOA; alfa-factor; dynamic range limitation; higher-order modulation formats; Binary phase shift keying; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical modulation; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
