A novel optical power equalizer based on FP-SOA

Yun Ling; Kun Qiu; Ping Liu; Wei Zhang; Ying Pang

doi:10.1117/12.687157

3 October 2006 A novel optical power equalizer based on FP-SOA

Yun Ling, Kun Qiu, Ping Liu, Wei Zhang, Ying Pang

Proceedings Volume 6353, Optical Transmission, Switching, and Subsystems IV; 635339 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.687157
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 2006, Gwangju, South Korea

Abstract

A novel scheme of optical packet power equalization is proposed by utilizing the gain characteristic of FP-SOA sensitive to input optical power. The steep gain descending curve with the carrier density provides that the high-power input optical signal obtains the low gain and the low-power one achieves the high gain. Real-time controlling mechanism according to input optical power is aborted in this scheme. The working principle of optical power equalizer based on FP-SOA is introduced in detail. The simulations show that 10 dB pulse peak power variation can be clamped in less than 1 dB. The impact of the injecting current, pulse width and pulse period are investigated and discussed.

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Yun Ling, Kun Qiu, Ping Liu, Wei Zhang, and Ying Pang "A novel optical power equalizer based on FP-SOA", Proc. SPIE 6353, Optical Transmission, Switching, and Subsystems IV, 635339 (3 October 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.687157

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