Novel Gain Control in a Multichannel Semiconductor Optical Amplifier with Equivalent Circuit Using Nonlinear State-space Methods

Scott B. Kuntze; Lacra Pavel; J. Stewart Aitchison

4th International IEEE Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, Systems

Research Article

Novel Gain Control in a Multichannel Semiconductor Optical Amplifier with Equivalent Circuit Using Nonlinear State-space Methods

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    title={Novel Gain Control in a Multichannel Semiconductor Optical Amplifier with Equivalent Circuit Using Nonlinear State-space Methods},
    proceedings={4th International IEEE Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, Systems},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={BROADNETS},
    year={2010},
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Scott B. Kuntze
Lacra Pavel
J. Stewart Aitchison
Year: 2010
Novel Gain Control in a Multichannel Semiconductor Optical Amplifier with Equivalent Circuit Using Nonlinear State-space Methods
BROADNETS
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/BROADNETS.2007.4550532

Scott B. Kuntze¹^,*, Lacra Pavel¹, J. Stewart Aitchison¹

1: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 10 King’s College Rd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G4

*Contact email: scott.kuntze@utoronto.ca

Abstract

We develop the first state-space model of a semiconductor optical amplifier that contains nonlinear gain compression and electronic parasitics. The new model adds an equivalent circuit to account for parasitics encountered during electronic SOA control, and polynomial nonlinear gain compression to account for spectral hole burning and carrier heating. Using the model we design a controller that regulates SOA output power by first relating the SOA’s source voltage to its gain, and then driving an optical control channel that keeps the input power constant.

Published: 2010-05-16
Publisher: IEEE
Modified: 2010-05-16

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/BROADNETS.2007.4550532