Title :
Influence of Thermal Effects on Cross-Gain Modulation Characteristics in VCSOA
Author :
Javaloyes, Julien ; Balle, Salvador
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Fisica, Univ. de les Illes Baleares, Palma de Mallorca
Abstract :
We study theoretically and numerically the influence of thermal effects on the cross-gain modulation (XGM) characteristics of vertical-cavity semiconductor-optical amplifiers. We show that heating of the device may lead to noticeable modifications of the XGM efficiency spectrum, leading even to negative XGM efficiency, in good agreement with recent experimental results
Keywords :
optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; surface emitting lasers; thermo-optical effects; VCSOA; cross-gain modulation; thermal effects; vertical-cavity semiconductor-optical amplifiers; Bandwidth; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical feedback; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Cross-gain modulation (XGM); thermal effects; vertical-cavity semiconductor-optical amplifiers (VCSOAs);
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2006.885207
