Open AccessDeterministic Timing Jitter Analysis of SOA-Amplified Intensity-Modulated Optical Pulses
Author(s) -
T. Alexoudi,
G. T. Kanellos,
S. Dris,
D. Kalavrouziotis,
P. Bakopoulos,
A. Miliou,
N. Pleros
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
ieee photonics journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1943-0655
pISSN - 1943-0647
DOI - 10.1109/jphot.2012.2220341
Subject(s) - engineered materials, dielectrics and plasmas , photonics and electrooptics
We demonstrate a detailed theoretical and experimental analysis of the deterministic timing jitter induced on intensity-modulated optical pulse streams when propagating through a SOA. The mathematical analysis reveals an approximate linear relationship between jitter and pulse intensity modulation when the SOA gain recovery time is shorter than the pulse period. The theoretical results have been confirmed by experimental deterministic timing jitter measurements for intensity modulation levels up to 8 dB, showing good agreement between theory and experiment.