We have proposed and theoretically verified an optical regenerator using a single semi-reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (SR-SOA). To explain the operation characteristics and the operation condition of the proposed opticalregenerator, the simplified gain model for the SR-SOA is introduced and confirmed by comparing the result of the SOA simulation based on the transfer matrix method (TMM). The simulation results show that both extinction ratio (ER) enhancement and signal amplification can be achieved in the proposed regenerator.

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Electronics Letters

• D. Wolfson, P. B. Hansen, A. Kioch, and K. E. Stubkjaer, "All-optical 2R regeneration based on interferometric structure incorporating semiconductor optical amplifiers," Electron. Lett., vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 59-60, 1999 [CrossRef]
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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

• H. L. Lee, H. J. Yoon, Y. G. Kim, and J. C. Jeong, "Theoretical study of frequency chirping and extinction ratio of wavelength-converted optical signals by XGM and XPM using SOA"s," IEEE J Quantum Electron., vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 1213-1219, 1999 [CrossRef]

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

• S. I. Pegg, M. J. Fice, M. J. Adams, and A. Hadjifotiou, "Noise in wavelength conversion by Cross-Gain Modulation in a semiconductor optical amplifier," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 724-726, 1999 [CrossRef]
• G. Morthier, J. Sun, T. Gyselings, and R. Baet, "A novel optical decision circuit based on a mach-zehnder or michelson interferometer and gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 1162-1164, 1998 [CrossRef]

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

• Y. S. Jeon, J. M. Kang, T. Y. Kim, S. K. Han, and S. Lee, "Investigation of input power dynamic range enhancement of a cross-phase modulation wavelength converter by pre-amplification," Microwave Opt. Technol. Lett., vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 131-134, 2003 [CrossRef]

Optical and Quantum Electronics

• K. I. Chung, T. Y. Kim, and S. K. Han, "Analysis of all optical cascaded XGM wavelength converter using CW-holding beam," Optical and Quantum Electron., vol. 34, no. 10, pp. 937-950, 2002 [CrossRef]

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