The monolithic integration of a superluminescent diode with a power amplifier

Author

Du, Guotong ; Devane, Gregory ; Stair, Kathleen A. ; Wu, Shengli ; Chang, R.P.H. ; Zhao, Yongsheng ; Sun, Zhongzhe ; Liu, Ying ; Jiang, Xiuying ; Han, Weihua

Author_Institution

State Key Lab., Jilin Univ., Changchun, China

Volume

10

Issue

1

fYear

1998

Firstpage

57

Lastpage

59

Abstract

Monolithic integration of a superluminescent diode with a tapered semiconductor power amplifier is proposed. The basic operation of the integrated optical source is demonstrated under pulse conditions. Output power obtained by the integrated device is one to two orders of magnitude higher than the conventional superluminescent diode (SLD) devices.

Keywords

integrated optoelectronics; power amplifiers; quantum well lasers; semiconductor quantum wells; superluminescent diodes; basic operation; integrated device; integrated optical source; monolithic integration; output power; power amplifier; pulse conditions; superluminescent diode; superluminescent diode devices; tapered semiconductor power amplifier; Biomedical optical imaging; Integrated optics; Monolithic integrated circuits; Optical amplifiers; Optical devices; Optical feedback; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Superluminescent diodes;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.651102

Filename

651102