DocumentCode
1718188
Title
Semiconductor optical amplifier designs for passive optical network extensions
Author
Assadihaghi, A. ; Teimoori, H. ; Benhsaien, A. ; Tolstikhin, V. ; Hall, T.J. ; Hinzer, K.
Author_Institution
University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward Ave., Ontario, Canada, K1N 6N5
fYear
2009
Firstpage
408
Lastpage
409
Abstract
We report a polarization insensitive broadband semiconductor optical amplifier design based on an asymmetric multi-quantum well structure. The device operates with 9 dBm saturation output power, 23 dB gain, and ≪0.8 dB polarization dependency.
Keywords
Bandwidth; Optical design; Optical materials; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Passive optical networks; Semiconductor materials; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Asymmetrical multi-quantum well; semiconductor optical amplifier;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Indium Phosphide & Related Materials, 2009. IPRM '09. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Newport Beach, CA, USA
ISSN
1092-8669
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3432-9
Electronic_ISBN
1092-8669
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICIPRM.2009.5012518
Filename
5012518
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