8-Channels, 10-Gbit/s operation of a clamped-gain semiconductor optical amplifier gate

G. Soulage; P. Doussière; A. Jourdan; M. Sotom

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
OSA Technical Digest (Optica Publishing Group, 1996),
paper CMA2

8-Channels, 10-Gbit/s operation of a clamped-gain semiconductor optical amplifier gate

G. Soulage, P. Doussière, A. Jourdan, and M. Sotom

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 1996

Anaheim, California United States
2–7 June 1996
ISBN: 1-55752-443-2

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G. Soulage, P. Doussière, A. Jourdan, and M. Sotom, "8-Channels, 10-Gbit/s operation of a clamped-gain semiconductor optical amplifier gate," in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, J. Bowers, D. Miller, D. Scifres, and A. Weiner, eds., Vol. 9 of OSA Technical Digest (Optica Publishing Group, 1996), paper CMA2.

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Abstract

Wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) photonic transport networks with all-optical routing nodes based on space and wavelength switching are studied currently by several laboratories.^1,2 For space switching, semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA) constitute very attractive optical gates because they can offer gain to compensate for splitting losses as well as high ON/OFF ratio. In addition, by gain clamping techniques,^3,4 system penalties due to cross-saturation-induced inter-channel cross talk can be drastically reduced. We have experimented with a new type of clamped-gain SOA based on a DBR laser structure, which improves its system performance.

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