Extinction ratio improvement by an all-optical signal regenerator with a semiconductor optical amplifier and a Sagnac loop

Er'el Granot; Shalva Ben-Ezra; Reuven Zaibel; Haim Chayet; Niv Narkiss; Nir Shahar; Shmuel Sternklar; Sagie Tsadka; Paul R. Prucnal

doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2006.04.021

Extinction ratio improvement by an all-optical signal regenerator with a semiconductor optical amplifier and a Sagnac loop

Er'el Granot, Shalva Ben-Ezra, Reuven Zaibel, Haim Chayet, Niv Narkiss, Nir Shahar, Shmuel Sternklar, Sagie Tsadka, Paul R. Prucnal

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In this paper, we present the operation of an all-optical signal regenerator (AOSR). The AOSR is based on a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), which is incorporated in an asymmetric Sagnac loop (ASL). We show experimentally that the AOSR is capable of improving the input signal extinction ratio (ER) considerably. We present a theoretical model, which explains this improvement, and we illustrate a qualitatively similar behavior with a simulation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	80-87
Number of pages	8
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	266
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2006.04.021
State	Published - Oct 1 2006

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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