Directly Modulated Self-Seeding Reflective Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers as Colorless Transmitters in Wavelength Division Multiplexed Passive Optical Networks

Wong, Elaine; Lee, Ka Lun; Anderson, Trevor

doi:10.1109/jlt.2006.888936

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“…The approach is based on long cavity lasers that have been explored as an optical source in wavelength-division-multiplexing passive-optical-networks (WDM-PON) [8][9][10]. In a WDM-PON, narrow-linewidth is favored for at least two reasons: lower dispersion penalties and tighter packing of channels so standard dense WDM channel spacing of 200, 100 and 50 GHz was explored.…”

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High temperature stability, low coherence and low relative intensity noise semiconductor sources for interferometric sensors

Komljenović

Bowers

2016

Opt. Express

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Abstract:We investigate self-seeded optical sources for interferometric sensing applications and show that they can, depending on optical filter bandwidth, provide high-output power, high wavelength temperature stability (<5 ppm/°C), low relative intensity noise (<-140 dBc/Hz) and low coherence lengths (<100 um). We characterize the key performance indicators for a range of optical filter bandwidths and provide insight into key design parameters of such sources for interferometric sensors.

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High temperature stability, low coherence and low relative intensity noise semiconductor sources for interferometric sensors

Komljenović

Bowers

2016

Opt. Express

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“…They are needed to make the widespread deployment of wavelength division multiplexed passive optical networks (WDM-PONs) practical [1,2]. Relatively new alternatives are self-seeded reflective semiconductor optical amplifier fiber cavity lasers (RSOA-FCLs) [3]. The RSOA-FCLs' colorless feature emanates from the automatic and passive self-tuning of their emission wavelength by only a WDM filter positioned at a remote node (RN).…”

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Self-Seeded RSOA-Fiber Cavity Lasers vs. ASE Spectrum-Sliced or Externally Seeded Transmitters—A Comparative Study

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Reflective semiconductor optical amplifier fiber cavity lasers (RSOA-FCLs) are appealing, colorless, self-seeded, self-tuning and cost-efficient upstream transmitters. They are of interest for wavelength division multiplexed passive optical networks (WDM-PONs) based links. In this paper, we compare RSOA-FCLs with alternative colorless sources, namely the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) spectrum-sliced and the externally seeded RSOAs. We compare the differences in output power, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), relative intensity noise (RIN), frequency response and transmission characteristics of these three OPEN ACCESSAppl. Sci. 2015Sci. , 5 1923 sources. It is shown that an RSOA-FCL offers a higher output power over an ASE spectrum-sliced source with SNR, RIN and frequency response characteristics halfway between an ASE spectrum-sliced and a more expensive externally seeded RSOA. The results show that the RSOA-FCL is a cost-efficient WDM-PON upstream source, borrowing simplicity and cost-efficiency from ASE spectrum slicing with characteristics that are, in many instances, good enough to perform short-haul transmission. To substantiate our statement and to quantitatively compare the potential of the three schemes, we perform data transmission experiments at 5 and 10 Gbit/s.

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“…RSOAs have shown promise for applications in wavelength division multiplexed passive optical networks (PONs) and in fiber ring mode-locked lasers. [1][2][3]. It is of interest to model the amplification of optical pulses in RSOAs.…”

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Reflective Semiconductor Optical Amplifier Pulse Propagation Model

Connelly

2012

IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett.

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Abstract-A simple time-domain model for optical pulse propagation in a reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA) is described. The RSOA saturation energy, effective carrier lifetime and spectral hole-burning parameters used in the model are determined using experimental measurements of the input and output pulse temporal profiles to the RSOA and least mean-square fitting. The model accurately predicts the propagation of 39.6 ps pulsewidth variable energy pulses in the RSOA. The model is used to predict the RSOA gain dynamics, spatial dependence of the pulse shape and dynamic chirp.Index Terms-reflective semiconductor optical amplifier, pulse propagation modeling.

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Directly Modulated Self-Seeding Reflective Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers as Colorless Transmitters in Wavelength Division Multiplexed Passive Optical Networks

Cited by 149 publications

References 11 publications

High temperature stability, low coherence and low relative intensity noise semiconductor sources for interferometric sensors

High temperature stability, low coherence and low relative intensity noise semiconductor sources for interferometric sensors

Self-Seeded RSOA-Fiber Cavity Lasers vs. ASE Spectrum-Sliced or Externally Seeded Transmitters—A Comparative Study

Reflective Semiconductor Optical Amplifier Pulse Propagation Model

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