Estimation of the Performance Improvement of Pre-Amplified PAM4 Systems When Using Multi-Section Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers

Multi-section semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA) have been shown to have superior noise and linearity performance compared with single section SOAs. We show how to create a simplified numerical model for multi-section SOAs that is suitable for optical communication system simulations and use tha...

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Main Authors: Seán P. Ó Dúill, Pascal Landais, Liam P. Barry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/9/908