Title :
Experimental validation of efficient methods for the prediction of patterning effects in SOA-based optical switches
Author :
Xu, Jing ; Ding, Yunhong ; Xue, Weiqi ; Peucheret, Christophe ; Seoane, Jorge ; Zsigri, Beáta ; Jeppesen, Palle ; Moerk, Jesper
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We experimentally investigate and verify simple and efficient methods for characterizing the patterning effects (PE) of SOA-based optical switches. The onset of PE saturation is well predicted by the theory. An experimental method to capture the maximum PE is developed.
Keywords :
optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA-based optical switches; patterning effects; semiconductor optical amplifier; Band pass filters; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621358
