Title :
Noise Spectrum Characterization of Slow Light SOA-Based Microwave Photonic Phase Shifters
Author :
Lloret, Juan ; Ramos, Francisco ; Sancho, Juan ; Gasulla, Ivana ; Sales, Salvador ; Capmany, José
Author_Institution :
iTEAM Res. Inst., Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
fDate :
7/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Numerical and experimental investigations of the noise properties of semiconductor-optical-amplifier-based microwave photonic phase shifters are presented. Dependencies of the noise power spectral density on key parameters accounting for slow light propagation are reported. The effect of suppressing the red-shifted sideband at the output of the amplifier on the noise spectrum nature is widely characterized. Discussions are finally given in case of cascading several phase shifting stages.
Keywords :
laser noise; microwave photonics; optical phase shifters; red shift; semiconductor optical amplifiers; slow light; microwave photonic phase shifters; noise power spectral density; noise spectrum characterization; red shifted sideband; semiconductor optical amplifier; slow light SOA; Microwave photonics; noise power spectral density; phase shifter; semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); slow light;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2010.2047253
