Title :
Effective gain clamping of semiconductor optical amplifiers by injecting broad-band self-generated amplified spontaneous emission
Author :
Oh, J.M. ; Lee, D.
Author_Institution :
Chungnam Nat. Univ., Daejeon
Abstract :
A conventional SOA is effectively gain-clamped by the injection of self-generated broadband amplified spontaneous emission. The gain is clamped up to an input power of-2 dBm with an output power in excess of 11 dBm.
Keywords :
broadband networks; laser beams; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; superradiance; wavelength division multiplexing; broad-band self-generated amplified spontaneous emission; effective gain clamping; metro WDM networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Clamps; Frequency response; Laser modes; Polarization; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Spontaneous emission; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348420
