Title :
Amplification of high energy picosecond pulses using Slab-Coupled Waveguide Amplifiers at 1550 nm
Author :
Kats, Mikhail ; Tseng, David Y. ; Ahmad, Faisal R. ; Peralta, Edgar ; Rana, Farhan
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Abstract :
We demonstrate amplification of picosecond pulses centered at 1550 nm using slab-coupled waveguide amplifiers. For bias currents less than 1 A, we obtained a maximum unsaturated gain of 12.3 dB and a pulse saturation energy of ~50 pJ.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; quantum well lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; waveguide lasers; bias currents; high energy picosecond pulse amplification; laser gain; multiple quantum well active region; pulse saturation energy; semiconductor optical amplifiers; slab-coupled waveguide amplifiers; wavelength 1550 nm; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; (230.4480) Optical Amplifiers; (320.7080) Ultrafast Devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
