Linear and Nonlinear Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers for Next-Generation Optical Networks

Linear and Nonlinear Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers for Next-Generation Optical Networks
Author: René Bonk
Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2014-05-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3866449569

In this book, semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) are studied with a view to linear and nonlinear applications in next-generation optical networks. Quantum-dot SOAs can be optimized for linear amplification of signals with different modulation formats and multiplexing techniques. Conversely, bulk SOAs can be easily optimized for operation in the nonlinear regime. However, due to the fast carrier recovery times in QD SOAs we also look into nonlinear applications with these devices.

Quantum-Dot-Based Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers for O-Band Optical Communication

Quantum-Dot-Based Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers for O-Band Optical Communication
Author: Holger Schmeckebier
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2016-10-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319442759

This thesis examines the unique properties of gallium arsenide (GaAs)-based quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers for optical communication networks, introducing readers to their fundamentals, basic parameters and manifold applications. The static and dynamic properties of these amplifiers are discussed extensively in comparison to conventional, non quantum-dot based amplifiers, and their unique advantages are elaborated on, such as the fast carrier dynamics and the decoupling of gain and phase dynamics. In addition to diverse amplification scenarios involving single and multiple high symbol rate amplitude and phase-coded data signals, wide-range wavelength conversion as a key functionality for optical signal processing is investigated and discussed in detail. Furthermore, two novel device concepts are developed and demonstrated that have the potential to significantly simplify network architectures, reducing the investment and maintenance costs as well as the energy consumption of future networks.

Linear and Nonlinear Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers for Next-Generation Optical Networks

Linear and Nonlinear Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers for Next-Generation Optical Networks
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Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
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ISBN: 9781000031461

Self-coherent receivers are promising candidates for reception of 100 Gbit/s data rates in optical networks. Self-coherent receivers consist of multiple optical delay interferometers (DI) with high-speed photodiodes attached to the outputs. By DSP of the photo currents it becomes possible to receive coherently modulated optical signals. Especially promising for 100 Gbit/s networks is the PolMUX DQPSK format, the self-coherent reception of which is described in detail.

Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers and mm-Wave Wireless Links for Converged Access Networks

Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers and mm-Wave Wireless Links for Converged Access Networks
Author: Koenig, Swen
Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2014-11-20
Genre: Technology (General)
ISBN: 3731502550

Future access networks are converged optical-wireless networks, where fixed-line and wireless services share the same infrastructure. In this book, semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA) and mm-wave wireless links are investigated, and their use in converged access networks is explored: SOAs compensate losses in the network, and thereby extend the network reach. Millimeter-wave wireless links substitute fiber links when cabling is not economical.

Green Photonics and Electronics

Green Photonics and Electronics
Author: Gadi Eisenstein
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2017-11-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319670026

This books focuses on recent break-throughs in the development of a variety of photonic devices, serving distances ranging from mm to many km, together with their electronic counter-parts, e.g. the drivers for lasers, the amplifiers following the detectors and most important, the relevant advanced VLSI circuits. It explains that as a consequence of the increasing dominance of optical interconnects for high performance workstation clusters and supercomputers their complete design has to be revised. This book thus covers for the first time the whole variety of interdependent subjects contributing to green photonics and electronics, serving communication and energy harvesting. Alternative approaches to generate electric power using organic photovoltaic solar cells, inexpensive and again energy efficient in production are summarized. In 2015, the use of the internet consumed 5-6% of the raw electricity production in developed countries. Power consumption increases rapidly and without some transformational change will use, by the middle of the next decade at the latest, the entire electricity production. This apocalyptic outlook led to a redirection of the focus of data center and HPC developers from just increasing bit rates and capacities to energy efficiency. The high speed interconnects are all based on photonic devices. These must and can be energy efficient but they operate in an electronic environment and therefore have to be considered in a wide scope that also requires low energy electronic devices, sophisticated circuit designs and clever architectures. The development of the next generation of high performance exaFLOP computers suffers from the same problem: Their energy consumption based on present device generations is essentially prohibitive.

Semiconductor Integrated Optics for Switching Light

Semiconductor Integrated Optics for Switching Light
Author: Charlie Ironside
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2017-09-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1681745224

This book covers the technology of switching or modulating light in semiconductor optical waveguides. Currently a key function for optical communications systems is the conversion of data from an electrical signal to an optical signal for transmission in very low loss optical fibres and the converse process of optical to electrical conversion the O/E/O data conversion. This conversion between electronic and photonic signals imposes an energy consumption overhead on optical communication systems. So many research workers have been attracted to ultrafast all-optical switching of data in different formats. As a way of introduction to all-optical switching in semiconductor waveguides the book covers the electro-optic effect, electroabsorption and electrorefraction; effects that can be used in semiconductor optical modulation devices. But the book focuses on all-optical switching using second and third order optical nonlinearities in AlGaAs optical waveguides. It covers a variety of device configurations including integrated nonlinear couplers and Mach-Zehnder interferometers. Further, it provides design software in suit of Mathematica notebooks that can be used to explore the device design.

Optical Delay Interferometers and Their Application for Self-coherent Detection

Optical Delay Interferometers and Their Application for Self-coherent Detection
Author: Jingshi Li
Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2014-07-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3866449577

Self-coherent receivers are promising candidates for reception of 100 Gbit/s data rates in optical networks. Self-coherent receivers consist of multiple optical delay interferometers (DI) with high-speed photodiodes attached to the outputs. By DSP of the photo currents it becomes possible to receive coherently modulated optical signals. Especially promising for 100 Gbit/s networks is the PolMUX DQPSK format, the self-coherent reception of which is described in detail.

High-Speed, Low-Power and Mid-IR Silicon Photonics Applications

High-Speed, Low-Power and Mid-IR Silicon Photonics Applications
Author: Luca Alloatti
Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2013-08-27
Genre: Technology (General)
ISBN: 3731500566

In this book, the first high-speed silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) modulator is demonstrated by exploiting a highly-nonlinear polymer cladding and a silicon waveguide. By using a liquid crystal cladding instead, an ultra-low power phase shifter is obtained. A third type of device is proposed for achieving three-wave mixing on the silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) platform. Finally, new physical constants which describe the optical absorption in charge accumulation/inversion layers in silicon are determined.

Single-Laser Multi-Terabit/s Systems

Single-Laser Multi-Terabit/s Systems
Author: Hillerkuss, David
Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2013-12-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3866449917

Optical communication systems carry the bulk of all data traffic worldwide. This book introduces multi-Terabit/s transmission systems and three key technologies for next generation networks. A software-defined multi-format transmitter, an optical comb source and an optical processing scheme for the fast Fourier transform for Tbit/s signals. Three world records demonstrate the potential: The first single laser 10 Tbit/s and 26 Tbit/s OFDM and the first 32.5 Tbit/s Nyquist WDM experiments.