Abstract
The use of a receiver-integrated semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) for gain transient suppression in wavelength division multiplexed passive optical networks is proposed and experimentally studied. the effectiveness of SOA transient suppression is investigated as a function of the optical input power into the SOA for a 10 Gbit/schannel disturbed by power transients. Near-perfect correction of a 2.3 db transient power penalty for transmission over a 25 km standard singlemode fibre link is demonstrated by using an SOA with a holding beam.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Electronics Letters |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 12 |
Pages (from-to) | 756-758 |
ISSN | 0013-5194 |
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Publication status | Published - 2008 |