4/spl times/4 space-switch based on clamped-gain semiconductor optical amplifiers in a 16/spl times/10 Gbit/s WDM experiment

Author

Soulage, G. ; Jourdan, A. ; Doussiere, P. ; Bachman, M. ; Emery, J.Y. ; Da Loura, J. ; Sotom, M.

Author_Institution

Alcatel Corp. Res. Center, Alcatel Alsthom Recherche, Marcoussis, France

Volume

4

fYear

1996

fDate

19-19 Sept. 1996

Firstpage

145

Abstract

Suitability of a lossless 4/spl times/4 space-switch based on clamped-gain-SOA for multichannel applications is validated in a 16/spl times/10 Gbit/s experiment. The factors potentially limiting the input power dynamic range are also discussed. The results confirm the exceptional advantages of CG-SOAs for optical switching applications, including splitting loss compensation, high speed control, high ON/OFF ratio and full compatibility with WDM systems.

Keywords

compensation; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; electro-optical switches; optical fibre communication; optical losses; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor switches; wavelength division multiplexing; 160 Gbit/s; 4/spl times/4 space-switch; Gbit/s WDM experiment; WDM systems; clamped-gain semiconductor optical amplifiers; clamped-gain-SOA; full compatibility; high ON/OFF ratio; high speed control; input power dynamic range; lossless 4/spl times/4 space-switch; multichannel applications; optical switching applications; semiconductor optical amplifiers; splitting loss compensation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Communication, 1996. ECOC '96. 22nd European Conference on

Conference_Location

Oslo, Norway

Print_ISBN

82-423-0418-1

Type

conf

Filename

715484