Title :
Cascadability and wavelength tunability assessment of a 2R regeneration device based on saturable absorber and semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Gay, M. ; Bramerie, L. ; Simon, J.C. ; Hare, A.O. ; Massoubre, D. ; Oudar, J.L. ; Shen, A.
Author_Institution :
ENSSAT, Lannion
Abstract :
We assess a new 2R regenerator based on a microcavity saturable absorber and SOA combination in a 10 Gbit/s two path, recirculating loop. The device, whose location impact is studied, is tunable over 13 nm
Keywords :
micro-optics; microcavities; optical fibre communication; optical repeaters; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 Gbit/s; 2R regeneration device; cascadability; microcavity saturable absorber; recirculating loop; saturable absorber; semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength tunability; Extinction ratio; Microcavities; Mirrors; Noise reduction; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Pulse modulation; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215684
