• DocumentCode
    2653565
  • Title

    Noise suppression in a novel monolithically integrated Michelson Interferometer

  • Author

    Moll, E. ; Chai, Y.J. ; Williams, K.A. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ.
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    27-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1570
  • Lastpage
    1572
  • Abstract
    A novel monolithically integrated Micheson interferometer using intersecting twin-contact semiconductor optical amplifiers is proposed whereby the two arms are gain imbalanced to give noise suppression. Experimental OSNR improvement of 6.2 dB for 3 ps pulses is demonstrated
  • Keywords
    Michelson interferometers; integrated optoelectronics; interference suppression; laser beams; monolithic integrated circuits; optical repeaters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 3 ps; monolithically integrated Michelson interferometer; noise suppression; optical SNR; twin-contact semiconductor optical amplifier; Mirrors; Noise level; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical waveguides; Radiative recombination; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Waveguide junctions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549210
  • Filename
    1549210