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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688889
