Title :
Numerical study of large-area anti-resonant reflecting optical waveguide vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Chen, N.S. ; Yu, S.F.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
Optical characteristics of anti-resonant reflecting optical waveguide (ARROW) vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifiers (VCSOAs) are investigated numerically. Influence of spatial-hole-burning and thermal lensing on the stability of the amplified output signal is taken into consideration. A design rule is proposed to design large-area ARROW VCSOAs, with which high saturation power and stable output signal can be achieved simultaneously.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; optical hole burning; semiconductor device models; semiconductor optical amplifiers; thermal lensing; waveguide components; amplified stable output signal; antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide; optical characteristics; saturation power; spatial-hole-burning; thermal lensing; vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifier; Optical filters; Optical saturation; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Semiconductor waveguides; Signal design; Stimulated emission; Thermal lensing; Thermal stability;
Conference_Titel :
Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, 2005. NUSOD '05. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9149-7
DOI :
10.1109/NUSOD.2005.1518166
