• DocumentCode
    2993413
  • Title

    Dimensional Dependence of Semiconductor Optical Amplifier Recovery Speeds

  • Author

    Giller, R. ; Manning, R.J. ; Talli, G. ; Webb, R.P. ; Adams, M.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Photonic Systems Group, Tyndall National Institute and Dept. of Physics, University College Cork, Ireland. Email: robin.giller@ucc.ie
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    24-28 Sept. 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We investigate the dependence of the high-speed performance of bulk GalnAs semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) on the dimensions of the active region. Corroborating experimental and modelling results predict a two-fold speed increase for optimised dimensions.
  • Keywords
    Band pass filters; Current measurement; Frequency; Gain measurement; Optical interferometry; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Predictive models; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cannes, France
  • Print_ISBN
    978-2-912328-39-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-2-912328-39-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801261
  • Filename
    4801261