Noise and regeneration in semiconductor waveguides with saturable gain and absorption

Filip Öhman, S. Bischoff, Bjarne Tromborg, Jesper Mørk

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    Abstract

    We have modeled the noise properties of a novel waveguide device with regenerative properties. The device consists of alternating sections of saturable gain and absorption, which give a nonlinear power transfer function. We investigate the relative intensity noise spectra and signal-to-noise ratio after the device by both a small-signal analysis and large-signal simulation, and we show that the gain saturation gives noise redistribution at the mark level. We also examine the influence of the nonlinearity on the noise probability density function and show that the standard approximations of Gaussian and noncentral>tex/tex
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalI E E E Journal of Quantum Electronics
    Volume40
    Issue number3
    Pages (from-to)245-255
    ISSN0018-9197
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2004

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