Cascadability and wavelength tunability assessment of a 2R regeneration device based on saturable absorber and semiconductor optical amplifier

Mathilde Gay (1) , Laurent Bramerie (1) , David Massoubre (2) , Arthur O'Hare (3) , Alexandre Shen (4) , Jean-Louis Oudar (2) , Jean-Claude Simon (1)

1 FOTON - Fonctions Optiques pour les Technologies de l'informatiON
2 LPN - Laboratoire de photonique et de nanostructures
3 DIT School of Physics
4 III-V Lab - Alcatel-Thalès III-V lab

We assess a new 2R regenerator based on a microcavity saturable absorber and SOA combination in a 10 Gbit/s two path, recirculating loop. The device, whose location impact is studied, is tunable over 13 nm.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Mathilde Gay, Laurent Bramerie, David Massoubre, Arthur O'Hare, Alexandre Shen, et al.. Cascadability and wavelength tunability assessment of a 2R regeneration device based on saturable absorber and semiconductor optical amplifier. Optical Fiber Communication conference and National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference 2006 (OFC/NFOEC 2006), May 2006, Anaheim (CA), United States. pp.OThB1, ⟨10.1109/OFC.2006.215684⟩. ⟨hal-00080253⟩