Title :
Asymmetric MQW semiconductor optical amplifier for next-generation optical access networks
Author :
Nkanta, Julie ; Maldonado-Basilio, Ramon ; Benhsaien, A. ; Khan, K. ; Abdul-Majid, Sawsan ; Zhang, Juyong ; Hall, Trevor J.
Author_Institution :
Center for Res. in Photonics, Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
A broadband and low polarization sensitive MQW SOA with an asymmetric structure is reported for operation in E-band wavelength range. A peak gain of 13.5dBm for >50nm bandwidth and polarization sensitivity of 0.5dB are measured.
Keywords :
next generation networks; optical communication equipment; optical fibre subscriber loops; quantum well lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; semiconductor quantum wells; E-band wavelength range; asymmetric MQW semiconductor optical amplifier; broadband SOA; gain; low polarization sensitive multiple quantum well SOA; next-generation optical access networks; polarization sensitivity; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Passive optical networks; Quantum well devices; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
