• DocumentCode
    2331547
  • Title

    Modeling of semiconductor optical amplifier gain characteristics for amplification and switching

  • Author

    Mahad, Farah Diana ; Supa´at, Abu Sahmah M. ; Idrus, Sevia Mahdaliza ; Forsyth, David

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Electr. Eng., Univ. Teknol. Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    1-3 Dec. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The purpose of this paper is to further simulate the performance of the SOA for improved amplification and switching functions. The SOA is modeled and simulated using OptSim software. The SOA is biased at an optimal 250mA to allow it to seen as both an amplifier and a switch. The SOA parameters used in the simulation are selected from a previous work. A mathematical model is used to aid the design of the SOA and to predict the gain characteristics. The mathematical results are analyzed in order to verify the simulated results.
  • Keywords
    amplification; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; OptSim software; amplification functions; mathematical model; semiconductor optical amplifier gain; switching functions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Enabling Science and Nanotechnology (ESciNano), 2010 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kuala Lumpur
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8853-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ESCINANO.2010.5700942
  • Filename
    5700942