Title :
Semiconductor optical amplifier for CWDM operating over 1540-1620 nm
Author :
Park, S. ; Leavitt, L. ; Enck, R. ; Luciani, V. ; Hu, Y. ; Heim, P.J.S. ; Bowler, D. ; Dagenais, Mario
Author_Institution :
Covega, Inc., Jussep, MD, USA
Abstract :
A semiconductor optical amplifier was developed for CWDM operating over 1540-1620 nm. Over this band, 24 dB maximum chip gain was obtained with less than 4.3 dB gain flatness and more than 14.6 dBm saturation power.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; quantum well devices; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1540 to 1620 nm; 24 dB; CWDM; chip gain; coarse wavelength division multiplexing; gain flatness; semiconductor optical amplifier; tensile-strained multiple quantum well;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
