DocumentCode
2846814
Title
Experimental validation of efficient methods for the prediction of patterning effects in SOA-based optical switches
Author
Xu, Jing ; Ding, Yunhong ; Xue, Weiqi ; Peucheret, Christophe ; Seoane, Jorge ; Zsigri, Beáta ; Jeppesen, Palle ; Moerk, Jesper
Author_Institution
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
fYear
2010
fDate
19-23 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We experimentally investigate and verify simple and efficient methods for characterizing the patterning effects (PE) of SOA-based optical switches. The onset of PE saturation is well predicted by the theory. An experimental method to capture the maximum PE is developed.
Keywords
optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA-based optical switches; patterning effects; semiconductor optical amplifier; Band pass filters; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location
Torino
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-8534-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621358
Filename
5621358
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