Title :
Linearized semiconductor optical amplifiers impairments in dynamic optical networks
Author :
López, A. ; Martínez, J.J. ; Losada, M.A. ; Mateo, J. ; Garcés, I.
Author_Institution :
Photonic Technol. Group i3A, Univ. of Zaragoza, Cuarte, Spain
Abstract :
Transmission impairments due to the cross-gain modulation effect in Linearized Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers have been evaluated in a dynamic network environment. Results demonstrate the arising of power penalizations when the amplifier is operated in saturation.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; cross-gain modulation; dynamic optical networks; linearized SOA; linearized semiconductor optical amplifiers; power penalizations; transmission impairments; Bit error rate; Erbium; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical receivers; Power lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Dynamic networks; XGM; optical amplification;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3857-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3856-3
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2009.5307828
