Title :
Effects of gain ripples in semiconductor optical amplifiers on very high speed lightwave systems
Author :
Iqbal, Muhamamd Zohaib ; Ma, K.B. ; Zah, C.E. ; Lee, T.P. ; Cheung, N.K.
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
An experimental and theoretical study of the effects of gain ripples in semiconductor optical amplifiers on lightwave systems at data rates in excess of 10 Gb/s is discussed. Significant system degradations, or even complete eye closure, occurred in an 11 Gb/s system due to the effect of large amplifier gain variations on the signals from a directly modulated distributed-feedback laser.<>
Keywords :
digital communication systems; distributed feedback lasers; optical communication equipment; semiconductor junction lasers; 10 to 11 Gbit/s; InGaAsP; complete eye closure; data rates; directly modulated distributed-feedback laser; gain ripples; semiconductor optical amplifiers; system degradations; very high speed lightwave systems; Chirp modulation; Degradation; Distributed feedback devices; Optical amplifiers; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Power amplifiers; Reflectivity; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
