Two-section semiconductor optical amplifier used as an efficient channel dropping node
- 1 April 1992
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 4 (4), 348-351
- https://doi.org/10.1109/68.127209
Abstract
High responsivity in a two-section semiconductor optical amplifier/detector, serving as a channel dropping mode is described. A simple receiver constructed using a 50 Omega amplifier with a sensitivity of -30.2 dBm at 140 Mb/s is demonstrated.Keywords
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