Title :
Simulation of the nonlinear phase noise in saturated semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Wei, Xing ; Zhang, Liming
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The nonlinear phase noise in saturated semiconductor optical amplifiers with DPSK modulation is studied by numerical simulation. It is found that the phase noise can be significantly reduced by increasing the carrier lifetime.
Keywords :
carrier lifetime; differential phase shift keying; numerical analysis; optical noise; phase noise; semiconductor optical amplifiers; DPSK modulation; carrier lifetime; differential phase eye diagram; nonlinear phase noise simulation; optical noise; saturated semiconductor optical amplifier; Charge carrier lifetime; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical saturation; Phase noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201898
