TY - JOUR
T1 - An adjustable gain clamped semiconductor optical amplifier (AGC-SOA)
AU - Michie, C.
AU - Kelly, A.E.
AU - Armstrong, I.
AU - Andonovic, I.
AU - Tombling, C.
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - The operation of a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-ring laser-based subsystem, with the capability to provide adjustable gain-clamped operation, will be described, and preliminary characterization results will be presented. The device uses two SOAs in a ring-cavity topology: one to amplify the signal and the other to control the gain. This type of subsystem finds applications in packet-based dynamic systems where it may be used for power equalization and linear amplification.
AB - The operation of a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-ring laser-based subsystem, with the capability to provide adjustable gain-clamped operation, will be described, and preliminary characterization results will be presented. The device uses two SOAs in a ring-cavity topology: one to amplify the signal and the other to control the gain. This type of subsystem finds applications in packet-based dynamic systems where it may be used for power equalization and linear amplification.
KW - gain clamping
KW - linear optical amplifiers
KW - multiwavelength
amplification
KW - semiconductor optical amplifiers
(SOAs).
UR - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/50/4232484/04232514.pdf?tp=&arnumber=4232514&isnumber=4232484
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2007.895533
U2 - 10.1109/JLT.2007.895533
DO - 10.1109/JLT.2007.895533
M3 - Article
SN - 0733-8724
VL - 25
SP - 1466
EP - 1473
JO - Journal of Lightwave Technology
JF - Journal of Lightwave Technology
IS - 6
ER -