• DocumentCode
    3195736
  • Title

    Small-signal analysis of SOA-MZI and applications in nonlinear signal processing

  • Author

    Pleros, Nikos ; Papadimitriou, George ; Spyropoulou, Maria

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf., Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    20-22 July 2009
  • Firstpage
    105
  • Lastpage
    106
  • Abstract
    For the first time, we derive the frequency-domain transfer function of SOA-based MZI configurations based on small-signal gain analysis using simplified analytical expressions for the SOAs response, providing qualitative insight for various non-linear optical applications.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical switches; frequency-domain analysis; nonlinear optics; optical information processing; optical transfer function; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA-MZI switch system; frequency-domain transfer function; nonlinear optical signal processing; small-signal gain analysis; Frequency domain analysis; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal analysis; Signal processing; Stimulated emission; Switches; Transfer functions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Summer Topical Meeting, 2009. LEOSST '09. IEEE/LEOS
  • Conference_Location
    Newport Beach, CA
  • ISSN
    1099-4742
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3913-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1099-4742
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOSST.2009.5226217
  • Filename
    5226217