An Adjustable Gain-Clamped Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (AGC-SOA) |
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| Authors: | Michie C Kelly AE Armstrong I Andonovic I Tombling C |
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| Affiliation: | Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow; |
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| Abstract: | The operation of a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-ring laser-based subsystem, with the capability to provide adjustable gain-clamped operation, will be described, and preliminary characterization results will be presented. The device uses two SOAs in a ring-cavity topology: one to amplify the signal and the other to control the gain. This type of subsystem finds applications in packet-based dynamic systems where it may be used for power equalization and linear amplification. |
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