Abstract
Impact of SOA α-factor on dynamic range limitation decreases for higher-order modulation formats leading to undistinguishable performances of bulk and QD SOAs. Results are supported by experiments at 20 GBd BPSK, QPSK and 16-QAM.
© 2011 Optical Society of America
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