Title :
Modelling of semiconductor optical amplifier chirp compensation using optical delay interferometer
Author :
Rizou, Z.V. ; Zoiros, K.E. ; Connelly, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Democritus Univ. of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece
Abstract :
The feasibility of employing an optical delay interferometer (ODI) to compensate for the chirp imposed by a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) on its driving data pulses is demonstrated through the proper modelling of the joined setup of these elements. The simulation conducted for this purpose allows to specify the optimum temporal offset inserted by the cascaded ODI that effectively reduces the magnitude of the chirp and the variations of its peaks even when the SOA operational conditions are tight.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; delays; light interferometers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; cascaded optical delay interferometer; data pulses; semiconductor optical amplifier chirp compensation; Chirp; Delay; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD), 2011 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-876-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2158-3234
DOI :
10.1109/NUSOD.2011.6041153
