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
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