Spectral Gain Parameters Extraction With Noise Measurements In Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers

A technique to estimate semiconductor optical amplifiers gain parameters is presented based on spectral noise measurements. Theoretical results based on the extracted parameters were compared with experimental results using linear and non-linear semiconductor optical amplifiers of various lengths. The experimental data and the results produced by estimated parameters show good agreement, which validates the technique. © 2007 IEEE.207210Gallep, C.M., Redução do tempo de chaveamento Eletroóptico em Amplificadores Ópticos a Semicondutor, (2003), http://libdigi.unicamp.br/document/?down=vtls000303261, Ph.D Thesis, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Unicamp, Avaible atStubkjaer, K., Semiconductor Optical Amplifier-based All-Optical Gates for High-Speed Optical Processing (2000) IEEE J. Selected Top.Quantum Electr, 6, pp. 1428-1435Conforti, E., Gallep, C.M., Bordonalli, A.C., Decreasing Electro-Optic Switching Time in Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers by Using Pr e-Pulse Induced Chirp Filtering (2003) TOPS 92, Optical Amplifiers and Their Applications 2003, 92, pp. 111-116. , Mørk, J, Srivastava, A, eds, Optical Society of AmericaLeuthold, J., Mikkelsen, B., Behringer, R.E., Raybon, G., Joyner, C.H., Besse, P.A., Novel 3R regenerator based on semiconductor optical amplifier delayed-interference configuration (2001) IEEE Photon. Techn. Letters, 13, pp. 860-862Ghafouri-Shiraz, H., (1996) Fundamentals of Laser Diode Amplifiers, , 2a ed, EnglandGallep, C., Rieznik, A., Fragnito, H., Frateschi, N., Conforti, E., Black-box model for the complete characterization of the spectral gain and noise in semiconductor optical amplifiers (2006), 14, pp. 1626-1631. , Opt. Express, HTML, vHeath, M.T., (2002) Scientific Computing, An Introductory Survey, , 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill, New Yor