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
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