Effects of dispersion, PMD, and PDL on the intensity noise suppression of spectrum-sliced incoherent light sources using semiconductor optical amplifiers

Hoon Kim, Sangho Kim, Seongtaek Hwang, Yunje Oh

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Abstract

We show through experiment that the intensity noise suppression of spectrum-sliced incoherent light sources achieved by using gain-saturated semiconductor optical amplifiers can be negated by chromatic dispersion, polarization-mode dispersion, or polarization-dependent loss.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOFC/NFOEC 2005 Optical Fiber Communication Conference, Technical Digest
Pages527-529
Number of pages3
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
EventOFC/NFOEC 2005 Optical Fiber Communication Conference - Anaheim, CA, United States
Duration: Mar 6 2005Mar 11 2005

Publication series

NameConference on Optical Fiber Communication, Technical Digest Series
Volume4

Conference

ConferenceOFC/NFOEC 2005 Optical Fiber Communication Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim, CA
Period03/6/0503/11/05

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