Title :
Reduction of crosstalk in semiconductor optical amplifiers by amplifying dispersed WDM signals (7/spl times/20 Gb/s)
Author :
Mikkelsen, B. ; Raybon, G.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The dynamic range of semiconductor optical amplifiers is increased considerably at high bit rates by amplifying dispersed WDM signals. We demonstrate a fivefold increase in the dynamic range in a WDM experiment at channel rates of 20 Gbit/s (7/spl times/20 Gbit/s).
Keywords :
optical crosstalk; optical fiber dispersion; optical fiber networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication channels; telecommunication signaling; wavelength division multiplexing; 140 Gbit/s; 20 Gbit/s; WDM experiment; channel rates; dispersed WDM signal amplification; dynamic range; high bit rates; semiconductor optical amplifier crosstalk reduction; Bandwidth; Crosstalk; Dispersion; Dynamic range; Optical fiber polarization; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Power measurement; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868550
