Title :
Polarisation-insensitive clamped-gain SOA with integrated spot-size convertor and DBR gratings for WDM applications at 1.55 μm wavelength
Author :
Bachmann, M. ; Doussière, P. ; Emery, J.Y. ; N´Go, R. ; Pommereau, F. ; Goldstein, L. ; Soulage, G. ; Jourdan, A.
Author_Institution :
Corp. Res. Centre, Alcatel Alsthom Recherche, Marcoussis, France
fDate :
10/24/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Clamped-gain SOA modules for 1.55 μm wavelength including DBR-gratings, tensile strained bulk material and mode size adaptors have been realised. Thanks to the stabilised gain over a large optical power range, amplification and routing of WDM signals at 16×10 Gbit/s has been achieved
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser modes; optical communication equipment; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.55 micrometre; 10 Gbit/s; DBR gratings; WDM applications; WDM signal amplification; WDM signal routing; integrated spot-size convertor; mode size adaptors; optical power range; polarisation-insensitive clamped-gain SOA; stabilised gain; tensile strained bulk material;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19961408
