• DocumentCode
    2598671
  • Title

    Linearizing high performance semiconductor optical amplifiers: techniques and performance

  • Author

    McAdams, Larry R. ; Weverka, Robert T. ; Cloonan, John

  • Author_Institution
    Optivision Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    18-21 Nov 1996
  • Firstpage
    363
  • Abstract
    We have established an experimental setup for measuring the third order intermodulation distortion (IMD) in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) under a variety of conditions using multiple frequency input techniques
  • Keywords
    intermodulation distortion; laser variables measurement; semiconductor device testing; semiconductor lasers; experimental setup; high performance semiconductor optical amplifier linearisation; multiple frequency input techniques; semiconductor laser testing; semiconductor optical amplifiers; third order intermodulation distortion measurement; Intermodulation distortion; Optical attenuators; Optical crosstalk; Optical devices; Optical distortion; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3160-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.1996.571928
  • Filename
    571928