Noise suppression of spectrum-sliced light using semiconductor optical amplifiers

Electronics and Communications in Japan, Part II: Electronics (English translation of Denshi Tsushin Gakkai Ronbunshi)

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 28-35

  Yamatoya, Takeshi ^a   Koyama, Fumio ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gain saturation; Noise suppression; Semiconductor optical amplifier; Spectrum slice

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL FILTERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS (SOA);

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0037320321     PISSN: 8756663X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ecjb.10077     Document Type: Article

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