• DocumentCode
    1746153
  • Title

    A single-chip linear optical amplifier

  • Author

    Francis, D.A. ; DiJaili, S.P. ; Walker, J.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Genoa Corp., Fremont, CA, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    17-22 March 2001
  • Abstract
    The performance of a new, single-chip linear optical amplifier (LOA) is compared to a semiconductor optical amplifier and an EDFA. Bit-error-rate measurements of the LOA show no power penalty in a 10 Gb/s WDM transmission system test.
  • Keywords
    error statistics; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication equipment testing; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; EDFA; WDM transmission system test; bit-error-rate measurements; power penalty; semiconductor optical amplifier; single-chip LOA; single-chip linear optical amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical crosstalk; Optical feedback; Optical packet switching; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-655-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    927546