• DocumentCode
    330523
  • Title

    Applications of semiconductor optical amplifiers

  • Author

    Van den Hoven, Gerlas

  • Author_Institution
    Philips Optoelectron., Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    20-24 Sep 1998
  • Firstpage
    3
  • Abstract
    An overview is given of applications of semiconductor optical amplifiers in optical communication systems. Feasibility is demonstrated for optical pre-amplifier and in-line applications. Experiments on WDM transmission are presented as well as the use of gain-clamping to achieve linear or analog-grade amplification
  • Keywords
    optical transmitters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM transmission; analog-grade amplification; gain-clamping; in-line applications; linear amplification; optical communication systems; optical pre-amplifier; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Noise figure; Optical amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Madrid
  • Print_ISBN
    84-89900-14-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.1998.729515
  • Filename
    729515