DocumentCode
378440
Title
Semiconductor optical amplifiers: a key technology to control the packet power variation
Author
Chiaroni, D. ; Le Sauze, N. ; Zami, T. ; Emery, J.-Y.
Author_Institution
Alcatel Res. & Innovation, Alcatel CIT, Marcoussis, France
Volume
3
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Firstpage
314
Abstract
Semiconductor optical amplifiers have already been identified as a key technology for fast switching. We demonstrate that a proper exploitation of the saturation area can provide concrete solutions to control the power variations between consecutive packets.
Keywords
optical fibre communication; optical saturation; packet switching; power control; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA; fast switching; optical packet switching; packet power variation; power equaliser; saturation area; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Optical control; Optical devices; Optical packet switching; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical saturation; Optical sensors; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6705-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989644
Filename
989644
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