Title :
Semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Eisenstein, Gadi
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
7/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An overview of semiconductor optical amplifier characteristics and their potential applications is presented. The latter consist of nonregenerative repeaters, optical receiver preamplifiers, power amplifiers and amplifier/modulators, general optical gain blocks, narrowband tunable amplifiers, and bistable amplifiers.<>
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibres; power amplifiers; preamplifiers; semiconductor junction lasers; bistable amplifiers; modulators; narrowband tunable amplifiers; nonregenerative repeaters; optical gain blocks; power amplifiers; preamplifiers; semiconductor optical amplifier characteristics; Narrowband; Optical amplifiers; Optical bistability; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Power amplifiers; Preamplifiers; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Devices Magazine, IEEE
