Title :
Frequency response and polarization insensitivity of strained MQW optical amplifiers
Author :
Matei, R. ; Maciejko, R. ; Lizé, Y.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Phys., Ecole Polytech., Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
An SOA with both compressive and tensile strained MQWs spanning the 1470-1540 nm band is presented. A 25 dB gain, negligible ripple, 0.5 dB polarization dependence and modulation bandwidth of 15 GHz is predicted and measured.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical modulation; quantum well lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1470 to 1540 nm; 15 GHz; 25 dB; MQW optical amplifiers; SOA; compressive strain; frequency response; modulation bandwidth; polarization dependence; polarization insensitivity; tensile strain; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency response; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical saturation; Optical wavelength conversion; Quantum well devices; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202344
