Title :
A nonsymmetrical Mach-Zehnder interferometer for suppressing pattern effect in SOAs
Author :
Qianfan Xu ; Yi Dong ; Minyu Yao ; Wenshan Cai ; Jianfeng Zhang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A novel idea of using change in index of refraction to suppress the pattern effect caused by gain variation in saturated semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) with Mach-Zehnder interferometers is demonstrated. The principle and the experimental verification are presented.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical communication equipment; refractive index; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; SOAs; index of refraction; nonsymmetrical Mach-Zehnder interferometer; pattern effect suppression; saturated semiconductor optical amplifiers; Arm; Interference; Laser feedback; Optical amplifiers; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
