Design of a laser source using a travelling wave optical amplifier with external feedback

Author

Ruiz-Moreno, S. ; Acero, M.A. ; Soneira, M.J. ; Guitart, J.

Author_Institution

ETSIT, Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

fYear

1991

Firstpage

175

Abstract

An analysis is made of the performance of an optical source which was designed beginning with the external feedback of a traveling wave optical amplifier (TWOA). The proposed structure is analyzed using a computer model which is based on traveling wave and carrier equations. From the simulation characteristic curves (output power, spectral quality, etc.) have been obtained, which show the performance that this type of source can offer in optical fiber communication systems. The authors infer conclusions from the results

Keywords

feedback; fibre optics; optical communication equipment; optical resonators; semiconductor junction lasers; TWOA; carrier equations; characteristic curves; computer model; external feedback; laser source; optical fiber communication systems; optical source; output power; performance; semiconductor optical amplifier; spectral quality; travelling wave optical amplifier; Computational modeling; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Optical amplifiers; Optical design; Optical feedback; Performance analysis; Power system modeling; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrotechnical Conference, 1991. Proceedings., 6th Mediterranean

Conference_Location

LJubljana

Print_ISBN

0-87942-655-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MELCON.1991.161807

Filename

161807