Wideband SOA for WDM Systems and Datacenter Interconnects

Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2026 2026

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Authors: Xiaohui Zhao, Trung Hien Nguyen, Hartmut Hafermann, Loïg Godard, Maha Bouhadida, Massimo Tornatore, Sami Mumtaz, Romain Brenot, Abel Lorences-Riesgo, Yann Frignac, Gabriel Charlet
DOI: 10.1364/ofc.2026.w3j.5
Cited by: 1
References: 4

Abstract

This paper reviews wideband SOAs for WDM and DCI systems, characterizes their nonlinear impairments across different system-level parameters, and demonstrates transmitter-side mitigation of SOA nonlinearities to extend achievable power budgets.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Optical Network Technologies Advanced Optical Network Technologies Photonic and Optical Devices

Publication details

Journal / source
Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2026
Publisher
Optica Publishing Group
Pages
W3J.5–W3J.5
Publication date
1 January 2026