Title :
Low-switching-current SOA gate module with wide optical input dynamic range
Author :
Kitamura, S. ; Kimura, N. ; Kurata, K. ; Yamaguchi, M.
Author_Institution :
Opto-electron. Res. Lab., NEC Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
An SOA gate module is developed for optical switching. A very low current of 25 mA compensates for optical insertion loss. A wide dynamic range of 27 dB (-27 to OdBm) is obtained for 2.5 Gbps optical signals.
Keywords :
compensation; electro-optical switches; modules; optical losses; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; 2.5 Gbit/s; 25 mA; Gbps optical signals; SOA gate module; low-switching-current SOA gate module; optical insertion loss compensation; optical switching; very low current; wide dynamic range; wide optical input dynamic range;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1996. ECOC '96. 22nd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oslo, Norway
Print_ISBN :
82-423-0418-1
