Title :
A semiconductor optical amplifier with high saturation power, low noise figure and low polarization dependent gain over the C-band
Author :
Saini, S.S. ; Bowser, J. ; Enck, R. ; Luciani, V. ; Heim, P.J.S. ; Dagenais, M.
Author_Institution :
Covega, Inc., Jessup, MD, USA
Abstract :
A semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) is demonstrated with greater than 14.6-dBm saturation power, less than 5.6-dB noise figure and less than 0.8-dB polarization dependent gain over the C-band (1530-1565 nm). The SOA consists of a tensile strained bulk active region and a multi-section contact layer.
Keywords :
laser noise; light polarisation; optical saturation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1530 to 1565 nm; C-band; multisection contact layer; noise figure; polarization dependent gain; saturation power; semiconductor optical amplifier; tensile strained bulk active region; Contact resistance; Current distribution; Educational institutions; Electrodes; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Optical polarization; RNA; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363131
