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
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