Title :
Outband optical modulation technique for measuring intrinsic dynamics of semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Hu, M.H. ; Caneau, Catherine ; Liu, Xingsheng ; Nishiyama, Nobn ; Nguyen, Hong Ky ; LeBlanc, Heath ; LeBlanc, Herve ; Zah, Chung-en
Author_Institution :
Sci. & Technol., Corning Inc., NY, USA
Abstract :
A practical technique using outband optical intensity modulation is demonstrated for measuring an SOA´s dynamic response for the first time. A significant difference in co- and counter-propagating the pump with signal is observed and explained.
Keywords :
optical information processing; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA dynamic response; intrinsic dynamics; outband optical modulation; pump-signal copropagation; pump-signal counterpropagation; semiconductor optical amplifier;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
