Title :
Semiconductor optical amplifier with polarization diversity for optical interconnect
Author :
Akutsu, Takeshi ; Nara, Kazutaka ; Hasegawa, Hideaki ; Funabashi, Masaki ; Yokouchi, Noriyuki
Author_Institution :
Fitel Photonics Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co., Ltd., Ichihara, Japan
Abstract :
Optical amplifier will be required for advanced optical interconnect systems to compensate optical signal loss. We propose a hybrid integration of semiconductor optical amplifier with polarization diversity for low polarization dependent gain operation.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical interconnections; optical losses; semiconductor optical amplifiers; optical interconnect; optical signal loss; polarization diversity; semiconductor optical amplifier; Gain; Optical interconnections; Optical polarization; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Silicon; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Santa Fe, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1620-1
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2012.6224438
