Title :
Semiconductor optical amplifiers: a key technology to control the packet power variation
Author :
Chiaroni, D. ; Le Sauze, N. ; Zami, T. ; Emery, J.-Y.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Res. & Innovation, Alcatel CIT, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
Semiconductor optical amplifiers have already been identified as a key technology for fast switching. We demonstrate that a proper exploitation of the saturation area can provide concrete solutions to control the power variations between consecutive packets.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical saturation; packet switching; power control; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA; fast switching; optical packet switching; packet power variation; power equaliser; saturation area; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Optical control; Optical devices; Optical packet switching; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical saturation; Optical sensors; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989644
