Title :
Picosecond pulse amplification by electrically pulsed semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Hansen, P.B. ; Eisenstein, Gadi ; Wiesenfeld, J.M. ; Tucker, Rodney ; Raybon, G.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Crawford Hill Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
4/27/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report time-resolved gain and noise spectra measurements in an electrically pulsed travelling-wave optical amplifier. They demonstrate a modest (60 AA) blue shift in the gain spectrum and high (25 dB) gain in a 250 mu m-long amplifier driven by a 1 GHz, 60 ps pulse train.
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; electron device noise; optical modulation; semiconductor junction lasers; 1 GHz; 25 dB; 250 micron; 60 ps; blue shift; electrically pulsed semiconductor optical amplifiers; noise spectra; picosecond pulse amplification; pulse train; time-resolved gain; travelling-wave optical amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890384
