Open AccessMonolithically integrated reflective SOA-EA carrier re-modulator for broadband access nodes
Author(s) -
Idelfonso Tafur Monroy,
F. Öhman,
Kresten Yvind,
Lotte Jin Christiansen,
Jesper Mørk,
Christophe Peucheret,
P. Jeppesen
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.14.008060
Subject(s) - optical amplifier , modulation (music) , broadband , erasure , optics , materials science , optoelectronics , amplifier , computer science , laser , physics , cmos , acoustics , programming language
We propose and experimentally demonstrate a monolithically integrated circuit composed of a reflective concatenated semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) and electro-absorber (EA) for high bit-rate carrier re-modulation. Simultaneous erasure and re-modulation of intensity modulated (IM) signals are shown. Although the experimental results are performed at 5 Gb/s, reflective SOA-EA re-modulators have the potential for operation at higher bit-rates.