• DocumentCode
    1875058
  • Title

    Reduction of nonlinear patterning effects in SOA-based all-optical switches using optical filtering

  • Author

    Sakaguchi, Jun ; Suzuki, Ryo ; Ueno, Yukiko

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Center COM, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-11 March 2005
  • Abstract
    We explain theoretically, and demonstrate and quantify experimentally, how appropriate filtering can reduce the dominant nonlinear patterning effect, which limits the performance of differential-mode SOA-based switches.
  • Keywords
    optical communication equipment; optical filters; photonic switching systems; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA-based all-optical switches; differential-mode SOA-based switches; nonlinear patterning effects; optical filtering; optical networks; semiconductor optical amplifier; Delay; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Phase modulation; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-783-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2005.192920
  • Filename
    1501457