Title :
Reduction of FWM and XGM for dynamic range improvement in SOA-based multiwavelength amplification using holding beam
Author :
Tan, Hung Nguyen ; Matsuura, Motoharu ; Kishi, Naoto
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Commun. Eng., Univ. of Electro-Commun., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate reduction of nonlinear crosstalks for dynamic range (DR) enhancement in SOA-based multiwavelength amplification using holding beam (HB). DR is improved to 18dB with extension to low- and high-power ranges by HB at 7.6dBm.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical crosstalk; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; FWM; XGM; cross-gain modulation; dynamic range improvement; four-wave mixing; holding beam; multiwavelength amplification; nonlinear crosstalk; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Crosstalk; Gain; Noise; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical signal processing; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6785-3
