Title :
O-band semiconductor optical amplifier design for CWDM applications
Author :
Assadihaghi, Atousa ; Teimoori, Hassan ; Millett, Ronald ; Benhsaien, Abdessamad ; Tolstikhin, Valery ; Hall, Trevor ; Hinzer, Karin
Author_Institution :
Centre for Res. in Photonics, Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
Abstract :
A broadband semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) has been realized for the coarse WDM (CWDM) based systems operating over the O-band range. The SOA exhibits low polarization sensitivity, 23 dB gain and low noise based on the asymmetric multi-quantum well (AMQW) technique. Reflective SOAs (for modulating the upstream data in passive optical networks (PONs)) as well as in-line or booster amplifiers in CWDM systems are some of the applications of such a SOA.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical communication equipment; quantum well lasers; reflectivity; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; O-band amplifier design; asymmetric multi-quantum well technique; booster amplifiers; broadband SOA; coarse WDM; gain 23 dB; inline amplifiers; passive optical networks; polarization sensitivity; reflective SOA; semiconductor optical amplifier; upstream data modulation; Broadband amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical design; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Tellurium; Wavelength division multiplexing; Asymmetrical multi-quantum well; broad band gain; semiconductor optical amplifier;
Conference_Titel :
Microsystems and Nanoelectronics Research Conference, 2008. MNRC 2008. 1st
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2920-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2921-9
DOI :
10.1109/MNRC.2008.4683385
