Cascadability Assessment of a 2R Regenerator Based on a Saturable Absorber and a Semiconductor Optical Amplifier in a Path Switchable Recirculating Loop

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 a semiconductor optical amplifier. Cascadability is demonstrated and the impact of regeneration span is studied in a 10-Gb/s two-path recirculating loop. A wavelength study demonstrates the tunability of the device over 13 nm.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Mathilde Gay, Laurent Bramerie, David Massoubre, Arthur O'Hare, Alexandre Shen, et al.. Cascadability Assessment of a 2R Regenerator Based on a Saturable Absorber and a Semiconductor Optical Amplifier in a Path Switchable Recirculating Loop. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 2006, Vol.18 (Issue 11), pp.1273-1275. ⟨10.1109/LPT.2006.875324⟩. ⟨hal-00145871⟩