• DocumentCode
    1746261
  • 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
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    17-22 March 2001
  • 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;
  • 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
    927828