Pattern-effect reduction using a cross-gain modulated holding beam in semiconductor optical in-line amplifier

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4912-4917

  Gutiérrez Castrejón, Ramón ^a   Filios, Adam ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplitude jitter; Cross gain modulation (XGM); Extinction ratio (ER); Modeling and simulation; Patterning; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); Telecommunication system

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JITTER; MODULATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL LINKS;

AMPLITUDE JITTER; CROSS-GAIN MODULATION; EXTINCTION RATIO; PATTERNING;

SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 33847654175     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.884972     Document Type: Article

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