Demonstration of optical noise reduction by semiconductor optical amplifier with CW assist light

Author

Nishimura, Kohsuke ; Tsurusawa, Munefumi ; Usami, Masashi ; Matsushima, Yuichi

Author_Institution

KDD Kamifukuoka R&D Labs., Saitama, Japan

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

18-22 Oct. 1999

Firstpage

1460

Abstract

Receiver sensitivity improvement of 2.3 dB was successfully confirmed in 5 Gbit/s NRZ signal by means of a noise reduction device using nonlinear absorption in a semiconductor optical amplifier. The improvement of the theoretical error probability was also clarified employing the same device in the transmission line.

Keywords

error statistics; laser beams; laser noise; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical receivers; optical transmitters; quantum well lasers; ridge waveguides; semiconductor optical amplifiers; sensitivity; superradiance; waveguide lasers; 5 Gbit/s; CW assist light; error probability; noise reduction device; nonlinear absorption; nonreturn-to-zero signal; optical noise reduction; receiver sensitivity; receiver sensitivity improvement; semiconductor optical amplifier; transmission line; Absorption; Noise reduction; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1999. APCC/OECC '99. Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on ... and Fourth Optoelectronics and Communications Conference

Conference_Location

Beijing, China

Print_ISBN

7-5635-0402-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APCC.1999.820553

Filename

820553