• DocumentCode
    3488891
  • Title

    Effect of backward ASE noise on the gain distribution in a cascade of SOA switches

  • Author

    Yang, Qimin ; Kelley, Kyle

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng., Harvey Mudd Coll., USA
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    28-30 June 2004
  • Abstract
    Backward ASE results in a relatively uniform gain distribution along the cascade link of SOA switch gates, especially at lower powers. The overall performance is however limited due to more noise and saturation effect.
  • Keywords
    optical noise; optical saturation; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; spontaneous emission; superradiance; SOA switches; backward ASE noise effect; cascade link; gain distribution; noise effect; saturation effect; switch gates; Extinction ratio; Fabrics; Optical devices; Optical noise; Optical saturation; Optical switches; Power engineering and energy; Power semiconductor switches; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Biophotonics/Optical Interconnects and VLSI Photonics/WBM Microcavities, 2004 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
  • ISSN
    1099-4742
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8306-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOSST.2004.1338704
  • Filename
    1338704
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3488891