• DocumentCode
    1012568
  • Title

    High-performance semiconductor optical preamplifier receiver at 10 Gb/s

  • Author

    Mikkelsen, B. ; Jorgensen, C.G. ; Jensen, N. ; Durhuus, T. ; Stubkjaer, K.E. ; Doussiere, P. ; Fernier, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Electromagn. Inst., Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1993
  • Firstpage
    1096
  • Lastpage
    1097
  • Abstract
    A semiconductor optical preamplifier receiver for bitrates of 10 Gb/s is described. The measured sensitivity is -28 dBm, with a polarization sensitivity of less than 0.5 dB. Using the same transmitter and receiver configuration but with a 980-nm pumped fiber amplifier instead of the semiconductor amplifier, the sensitivity is -34 dBm.<>
  • Keywords
    light polarisation; optical filters; optical pumping; optical receivers; preamplifiers; semiconductor lasers; sensitivity; 10 Gbit/s; 980 nm; fiber amplifier; high-performance; measured sensitivity; optical pumping; polarization sensitivity; semiconductor optical preamplifier receiver; transmitter; Bit rate; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Preamplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.257203
  • Filename
    257203