Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1540257 Optics Communications 2006 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

We evaluate the inter-channel crosstalk in a semiconductor optical amplifier when injecting a high optical power continuous wave, as assist light, inside its active region around the gain transparency wavelength. In this work, the crosstalk of signal1 (1535 nm) modulated at 2.5 Gb/s, has been induced by signal2 (1560 nm) modulated at 2.5 Gb/s as well and having an optical input power of −7.5 dBm to simulate a multi-channel transmission. By measuring the bit error rate of signal1, we show that the pattern penalty induced by the cross-gain modulation can be significantly reduced or even in certain conditions suppressed by the assist light.

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