Title :
Increased input power dynamic range of Mach-Zehnder wavelength converter using a semiconductor optical amplifier power equaliser with 8 dBm output saturation power
Author :
Emery, J.Y. ; Lavigne, B. ; Porcheron, C. ; Janz, C. ; Dorgeuille, F. ; Pommereau, F. ; Gaborit, F. ; Guillemot-Neubauer, I. ; Renaud, M.
Author_Institution :
OPTP+, Alcatel Corp Res. Centre, Marcoussis, France
fDate :
6/10/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A two-section semiconductor optical amplifier is proposed and investigated for use as a power equaliser, providing a 3 dB output saturation power of 8±1 dSm. Using the device to control the input power of a Mach-Zehnder wavelength converter, an increase in the input power dynamic range: of the converter from 2.5 to >20 dB is demonstrated at 10 Gbit/s
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; equalisers; optical communication equipment; optical saturation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; Mach-Zehnder wavelength converter; dB output saturation power; dBm output saturation power; increased input power dynamic range; input power; input power dynamic range; semiconductor optical amplifier power equaliser; two-section semiconductor optical amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990657
