Title :
Experimental Validation of a Reflective Semiconductor Optical Amplifier Model Used as a Modulator in Radio Over Fiber Systems
Author :
Liu, Zhansheng ; Sadeghi, Mojtaba ; De Valicourt, Guilhem ; Brenot, Romain ; Violas, Manuel
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomun. Polo de Aveiro, Univ. de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
fDate :
5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We improve and validate the multisection model for a bulk reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA) as a modulator in radio over fiber (RoF) systems. The RSOA model was developed using the symbolically defined devices (SDD) component under Agilent advanced design systems (ADS) software. An accurate parameter extraction method based on ADS optimization tools is presented. The intrinsic parameters of RSOA are obtained. Here the model is used to assess the static characteristics, harmonic and intermodulation distortions, and transmission performance of RSOA. Simulations have been validated with experimental results providing good agreement.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; radio-over-fibre; semiconductor optical amplifiers; bulk reflective semiconductor optical amplifier; multisection model; radio over fiber system modulator; symbolically defined device; Current measurement; Distortion measurement; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical variables measurement; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Distributed antenna systems (DAS); modeling; radio over fiber (RoF); reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2011.2117414
