Title :
Improving the efficiency of high-power semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Plant, J.J. ; Goyal, A.K. ; Oakley, D.C. ; Chapman, D.C. ; Napoleone, A. ; Juodawlkis, P.W.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington, MA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a 71% increase in electrical-to-optical conversion efficiency in a slab-coupled optical waveguide amplifier (SCOWA) by employing multiple contacts. At a saturated output power of 26.4 dBm, the amplifier has an efficiency of 11.5% and a gain of 15 dB.
Keywords :
charge injection; electrical contacts; electro-optical devices; electro-optical effects; optical waveguides; semiconductor optical amplifiers; efficiency 11.5 percent; electrical injection current; electrical-optical conversion efficiency; multisection electrical contact; saturated output power; semiconductor optical amplifiers; single-pass amplifier; slab-coupled optical waveguide amplifier; Contacts; Gain; Optical amplifiers; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Semiconductor waveguides; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
