Title :
Semiconductor optical amplifiers in future passive optical networks
Author :
Michie, C. ; Kelly, Ae ; Liu, L. ; Andonovic, I. ; Zhong, Wen-De
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
Semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) offer cost effective components for deployment in next generation passive optical networks (PONs). This paper summarises the potential for SOAs in future PON evolutions.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA; passive optical networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical saturation; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; fibre to the home (FTTH); passive optical netorks (PONs); semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA);
Conference_Titel :
Information, Communications and Signal Processing, 2009. ICICS 2009. 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Macau
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4656-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4657-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICICS.2009.5397489
