Programmable high-bit-rate pattern generator with a segmented semiconductor optical amplifier.
We have demonstrated that spatial gain modulation in a segmented semiconductor optical amplifier can be converted to a temporal signal. A four-segment amplifier was used to generate digital return-to-zero patterns at 40 Gbits/s , and this technique should be readily scalable to more than 100 Gbits/s .
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Heim
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Johnson
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Cho
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Mandelberg
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Stone
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Dagenais
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Goldhar
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