Broadband semiconductor optical amplifiers of NIR range based on nanoheterostructures

Author

Andreeva, E.V. ; Il´chenko, S.N. ; Ladugin, Maxim A. ; Lobintsov, A.A. ; Marmalyuk, Aleksandr A. ; Shramenko, M.V. ; Yakubovich, S.D.

Author_Institution

SUPERLUM DIODES Ltd., Moscow, Russia

fYear

2013

fDate

9-13 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

123

Lastpage

125

Abstract

The series of travelling-wave semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) based on QW-heterostructures used for the production of broadband superluminescent diodes (SLDs) is developed. Small-signal fiber-to-fiber gain of SOA-modules is about 25dB. They possess spectral gain bands of 70-125 nm at 10 dB level. Together they cover the IR-range of 750-1100 nm. Their high reliability at CW output optical power of up to 50 mW ex SMF was demonstrated. An example of the application of one of the developed SOA-modules as an active element of high-performance tunable laser is presented.

Keywords

laser reliability; laser tuning; nanophotonics; optical fibre amplifiers; quantum well lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; superluminescent diodes; travelling wave amplifiers; CW output optical power; NIR range; QW-nanoheterostructures; SLD; SMF; SOA-modules; active element; broadband superluminescent diodes; high-performance tunable laser; power 50 mW; reliability; small-signal fiber-to-fiber gain; spectral gain bands; travelling-wave broadband semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength 70 nm to 125 nm; wavelength 750 nm to 1100 nm; Broadband communication; Gain; Power generation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Superluminescent diodes; Tuning; QW heterostructure; semiconductor optical amplifier; tunable laser;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL), 2013 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Sudak

ISSN

2160-1518

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0016-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CAOL.2013.6657551

Filename

6657551