Title :
Optical comb generation using an amplified fiber loop based on a semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Herschel, Reinhold ; Schäffer, Christian G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of High Freq. Eng., Helmut Schmidt Univ., Hamburg, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper an alternative realisation of optical comb generation is presented based on the chirp of an SOA. The principle of the structure is discussed corroborating with the experimental performance of the suggested loop structure.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; optical fibre amplifiers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA; amplified fiber loop; chirp; optical comb generation; semiconductor optical amplifier; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Phase modulation; 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.2010.5621475
