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Optical power limiter using a saturated SOA-based interferometric switch

We demonstrate an optical power limiter using a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-based interferometric gate powered by a strong continuous-wave input signal. We present a detailed theoretical and experimental investigation of the power limiting characteristics of saturated SOA-based switches, showing good agreement between theory and experiment.

H. Avramopoulos | A. Hatziefremidis | N. Pleros | C. Bintjas | G.T. Kanellos

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