An advanced quasi-3D model for semiconductor optical amplifiers

Author

Li, W. ; Chen, G.X. ; Huang, W.-P. ; Li, X.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Chem. & Eng. Phys., Wisconsin Univ., Platteville, WI, USA

Volume

4

fYear

2004

Firstpage

2131

Abstract

A comprehensive quasi-3D SOA model is developed by decoupling the 3D problem into 2D cross-sectional and 1D longitudinal modules. In the 2D simulation, optical mode, equivalent carrier transport and material gain are calculated, and some effective parameters are extracted. Based on these effective parameters, the 1D approach provides both the static and dynamic simulations of SOA, which considers the ASE and optical signal in a general frame. The model is applied to the design and simulation of multi-channel signal amplification.

Keywords

semiconductor optical amplifiers; simulation; superradiance; wavelength division multiplexing; 1D longitudinal modules; 2D cross-sectional modules; 2D simulation; ASE; DWDM; SOA; dynamic simulations; equivalent carrier transport; material gain; multi-channel signal amplification; optical mode; quasi-3D model; semiconductor optical amplifiers; static simulations; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical mixing; Optical receivers; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical transmitters; Optical variables control; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2004. Canadian Conference on

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8253-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.2004.1347664

Filename

1347664