Deterministic Timing Jitter Analysis of SOA-Amplified Intensity-Modulated Optical Pulses

T. Alexoudi; G. T. Kanellos; S. Dris; D. Kalavrouziotis; P. Bakopoulos; A. Miliou; N. Pleros

doi:10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2220341

IEEE Photonics Journal (Jan 2012)

Deterministic Timing Jitter Analysis of SOA-Amplified Intensity-Modulated Optical Pulses

T. Alexoudi,
G. T. Kanellos,
S. Dris,
D. Kalavrouziotis,
P. Bakopoulos,
A. Miliou,
N. Pleros

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T. Alexoudi: <formula formulatype="inline"><tex Notation="TeX">$^{1}$</tex></formula>Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
G. T. Kanellos: Center for Research and Technology Hellas, Informatics and Telematics Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece
S. Dris: <formula formulatype="inline"><tex Notation="TeX">$^{3}$</tex></formula>School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering , National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
D. Kalavrouziotis: School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering , National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
P. Bakopoulos: School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
A. Miliou: Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , Thessaloniki, Greece
N. Pleros: Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , Thessaloniki, Greece

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2220341
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 5
pp. 1947 – 1955

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We demonstrate a detailed theoretical and experimental analysis of the deterministic timing jitter induced on intensity-modulated optical pulse streams when propagating through a SOA. The mathematical analysis reveals an approximate linear relationship between jitter and pulse intensity modulation when the SOA gain recovery time is shorter than the pulse period. The theoretical results have been confirmed by experimental deterministic timing jitter measurements for intensity modulation levels up to 8 dB, showing good agreement between theory and experiment.

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ISSN: 1943-0655 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
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