• DocumentCode
    1318654
  • Title

    1.3 mu m MQW semiconductor optical amplifiers with high gain and output powers

  • Author

    Sherlock, G. ; Elton, D.J. ; Perrin, S.D. ; Robertson, Mike J. ; Cooper, Diana Marina

  • Author_Institution
    British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1991
  • Firstpage
    165
  • Lastpage
    166
  • Abstract
    1.3 mu m BH semiconductor laser amplifiers are described with MQW active layers. A single pass gain of 31 dB is achieved with a 1000 mu m long device. A 500 mu m long device is realised with a spectral bandwidth of 110 nm and saturated output power of 25 mW.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; optical communication equipment; semiconductor junction lasers; 1.3 micron; 1000 micron; 25 mW; 31 dB; 500 micron; BH semiconductor laser amplifiers; InGaAsP; MQW semiconductor optical amplifiers; active layers; buried heterostructure lasers; communications diode lasers; high gain; high output power; saturated output power; single pass gain; spectral bandwidth;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19910106
  • Filename
    83182