• DocumentCode
    2171968
  • Title

    Realisation of semiconductor optical amplifiers with homogeneous carrier density and low noise factor

  • Author

    Pommereau, F. ; Brenot, R. ; Landreau, J. ; Gouezigou, L.L. ; Gouezigou, O.L. ; Lelarge, F. ; Martin, F. ; Poingt, F. ; Rousseau, B. ; Duan, G.H. ; Thédrez, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Alcatel-Thales III-V Lab., Marcoussis, France
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    8-12 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    102
  • Lastpage
    105
  • Abstract
    Buried ridge hetero-structure with p-n blocking layers semiconductor optical amplifiers have been designed and fabricated. Noise figure as low as 6.5 dB has been obtained in the case of low spatial hole burning, by optimising the confinement factor.
  • Keywords
    carrier density; laser noise; optical fabrication; optical hole burning; semiconductor device noise; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 6.5 dB; buried ridge heterostructure; confinement factor; homogeneous carrier density; low noise factor; optimisation; p-n blocking layers; semiconductor optical amplifier design; semiconductor optical amplifier fabrication; spatial hole burning; Carrier confinement; Charge carrier density; Etching; Noise figure; Optical noise; Optical saturation; Plasma chemistry; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Silicon compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 2005. International Conference on
  • ISSN
    1092-8669
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8891-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIPRM.2005.1517430
  • Filename
    1517430