Title :
GaAs-double-heterostructure lasers as optical amplifiers
Author :
Schicketanz, D. ; Zeidler, G.
Author_Institution :
Siemens Research Laboratories, Munich, Germany
fDate :
2/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The results of measurements on a GaAs-double-heterostructure (DHS) laser used as an optical amplifier are reported. The laser´s amplifying guide is coupled to an optical fiber with a rectangular core. The laser amplifier can be operated either in the traveling-wave or the resonator mode. The gain, noise, and performance of the amplifier when driven hard into saturation were measured as a function of various parameters.
Keywords :
Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical amplifiers; Optical coupling; Optical noise; Optical resonators; Optical saturation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1975.1068560
