• DocumentCode
    1881738
  • Title

    Novel gain measurement method without optical fiber alignment in a semiconductor optical amplifier

  • Author

    Magari, K. ; Ito, T. ; Kamioka, H. ; Tohmori, Y. ; Suzuki, Y.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Photonies Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Firstpage
    139
  • Lastpage
    142
  • Abstract
    A novel chip gain measurement method for semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) eliminates the need for fiber alignment. The chip gain is clarified based on amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) power measurement through an optical bandpass filter. We clarified the validity of the method theoretically, and successfully demonstrated gain measurement, comparing it with the conventional method with fine fiber alignment. The results agree well, within an error of 1 dB.
  • Keywords
    gain measurement; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; semiconductor device measurement; semiconductor optical amplifiers; superradiance; amplified spontaneous emission; chip gain measurement method; optical bandpass filter; power measurement; semiconductor optical amplifier; Gain measurement; Integrated circuit measurements; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Power measurement; Semiconductor device measurement; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Indium Phosphide and Related Materials Conference, 2002. IPRM. 14th
  • ISSN
    1092-8669
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7320-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIPRM.2002.1014156
  • Filename
    1014156