Title :
Study of the influence of polarization-dependent gain on nonlinear polarization rotation in semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Qiu, J. ; Chen, L.R. ; Rochette, M. ; Wu, J.
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Inf. Photonics & Opt. Commun., Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Beijing, China
Abstract :
We investigate experimentally the influence of polarization dependent gain (PDG) on the nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR) response in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs). The results show that PDG enhances the NPR effect in SOAs.
Keywords :
light polarisation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; nonlinear polarization rotation; polarization-dependent gain; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Band pass filters; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain; Optical attenuators; Power generation; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6785-3
