Title :
Extremely low power consumption semiconductor optical amplifier gate for WDM applications
Author :
Ito, T. ; Yoshimoto, N. ; Magari, K. ; Kishi, K. ; Kondo, Yuta
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
10/9/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A polarisation insensitive semiconductor optical amplifier gate is reported. Very low current for fibre-to-fibre lossless operation (5.6-7.0 mA) and a high extinction ratio (>40 dB) were obtained over a wide wavelength range (1530-1560 nm), even when lensed fibres (5 dB loss/facet) were used
Keywords :
optical fibres; photonic switching systems; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1530 to 1560 nm; 5.6 to 7.0 mA; WDM applications; extinction ratio; fibre-to-fibre lossless operation; lensed fibres; polarisation insensitive device; power consumption; semiconductor optical amplifier gate;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971190
