Title :
Temperature Independent Optical Amplification in Uncooled Quantum Dot Optical Amplifiers
Author :
Wang, Huifang ; Aw, E.T. ; Xia, Mingjun ; Thompson, Mark G. ; Penty, Richard V. ; White, Ian H. ; Kovsh, A.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
1.3 μm QD SOAs are shown to provide 19 dB optical gain at temperatures up to 70 °C, allowing <; 0.1 dB system penalty at 10 Gb/s. The gain is constant to within ± 3.5 dB from 20°C-70°C for 10 nm spectral bandwidth.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser variables measurement; quantum dot lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; thermo-optical effects; QD SOA; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; gain 19 dB; optical gain; spectral bandwidth; system penalty; temperature 20 C to 70 C; temperature independent optical amplification; uncooled quantum dot optical amplifiers; wavelength 1.3 mum; High speed optical techniques; Optical amplifiers; Optical distortion; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Power generation; Quantum dots; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528575
