Title :
High-output saturation power variable confinement slab-coupled optical waveguide amplifier
Author :
Klamkin, Jonathan ; Plant, Jason J. ; Sheehan, Michael ; Loh, William ; Madison, Shannon M. ; Juodawlkis, Paul W.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
A variable optical confinement concept was incorporated into a slab-coupled optical waveguide amplifier to increase output saturation power. This amplifier demonstrates an unsaturated gain of 21.1 dB and an output saturation power of +27.6 dBm.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical fibre amplifiers; optical waveguide components; semiconductor optical amplifiers; gain 21.1 dB; high-output saturation power variable confinement; optical confinement; slab-coupled optical waveguide amplifier; unsaturated gain; Gain; Noise measurement; Optical fibers; Optical saturation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
