• DocumentCode
    1575952
  • Title

    Noise figure of a packaged, high-power slab-coupled optical waveguide amplifier (SCOWA)

  • Author

    Loh, William ; Plant, Jason J. ; Donnell, Frederick J O ; Juodawlkis, Paul W.

  • Author_Institution
    Lincoln Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington, MA
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    852
  • Lastpage
    853
  • Abstract
    We report the noise figure of a packaged InGaAsP quantum-well SCOWA across its wavelength and current operating regimes. At 1550 nm and 5-A bias, the SCOWA exhibits 5.5-dB noise figure, 13-dB gain, and 0.8-W saturation output power.
  • Keywords
    gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; optical couplers; optical noise; optical saturation; optical waveguides; quantum well lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; InGaAsP; InGaAsP quantum-well; SCOWA; current 5 A; gain 13 dB; noise figure; noise figure 5.5 dB; power 0.8 W; saturation output power; slab-coupled optical waveguide amplifier; wavelength 1550 nm; High power amplifiers; Noise figure; Optical amplifiers; Optical noise; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Packaging; Quantum wells; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
  • Conference_Location
    Acapulco
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1931-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1932-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688889
  • Filename
    4688889
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1575952