Title :
High saturation output power polarization insensitive semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Morito, K. ; Ekawa, M. ; Watanabe, T. ; Fujii, T. ; Kotaki, Y.
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
A 1550 nm polarization insensitive semiconductor optical amplifier with a very thin tensile-strained bulk active layer was developed. The SOA module exhibited a record high fiber-coupled saturation output power of +17 dBm.
Keywords :
photonic switching systems; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1550 nm; CW signal; NRZ signals; TE/TM optical confinement ratio; WDM systems; critical thickness; eye pattern; fiber-coupled output power; gain saturation characteristics; high saturation output power; in-line optical amplifiers; photonic switching systems; polarization insensitive SOA; strain relaxation; thin tensile-strained bulk active layer; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967820
