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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801261
