Elimination of signal distortion and crosstalk from carrier density changes in the shared semiconductor amplifier of multifrequency signal sources

The signals from multifrequency sources that utilize a shared semiconductor optical amplifier often exhibit distortion and crosstalk due to carrier density changes in the shared amplifier. We propose a technique that eliminates the signal distortion and crosstalk by keeping the carrier density in the shared amplifier constant via feedforward of the electrical drive signals. We demonstrate the technique using a waveguide grating router multifrequency laser.<
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