DocumentCode
1676980
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
fYear
2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348420
Filename
4348420
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