Title :
Optimal SOA-based Noise Reduction Schemes for Incoherent Spectrum-Sliced PONs
Author :
Mathlouthi, W. ; Lemieux, P. ; Rusch, L.A.
Author_Institution :
Centre d´´optique, photonique et laser (COPL), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada
Abstract :
We experimentally compare noise reduction of incoherent spectrum-sliced light using a SOA in both direct amplification and incoherent-to-coherent conversion. Results show conversion is more efficient when using fast gain recovery SOAs.
Keywords :
Band pass filters; Laser noise; Noise reduction; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801082
