Title :
Pulse Limiting Amplification by Saturation Effects in an SOA
Author :
Contestabile, G. ; Presi, M. ; Proietti, R. ; Calabretta, N.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa
Abstract :
We study the limiting-amplification capability of a saturated SOA followed by an optical filter in case of amplitude-modulated 20 GHz pulses. We report more than 25 dB amplitude-modulation-reduction for input modulating frequencies in the range 100 KHz-3 GHz.
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; optical filters; optical modulation; optical saturation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; amplitude-modulated pulses; amplitude-modulation-reduction; frequency 100 kHz to 3000 kHz; frequency 20 GHz; optical filter; pulse limiting amplification; saturation effects; semiconductor optical amplifier; Amplitude modulation; Frequency; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical saturation; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453447
