Title :
Gain saturation effects in a cascade of semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Settembre, M. ; Matera, F. ; Tamburrini, M. ; Mecozzi, A. ; Reid, J.J.E. ; Kuindersma, P.I. ; Haunstein, H.
Author_Institution :
Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
The minimisation of the effects of gain saturation in a cascade of 1310 nm semiconductor optical amplifiers is analysed and compared to the data obtained from an all optical link between Madrid and Lisbon
Keywords :
laser beams; optical fibre communication; optical transmitters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1310 nm; Lisbon; Madrid; SOA cascade; all optical link; gain saturation; gain saturation effects; minimisation; semiconductor optical amplifier cascade; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Optical receivers; Optical saturation; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732585
