Title :
Linear and Non - Linear Characteristics of InAs / InP Quantum Dash Optical Amplifiers at 1550 nm
Author :
Alizon, R. ; Bilenca, Alberto ; Mikhelashvili, V. ; Eisenstein, Gadi ; Schwertberger, R. ; Gold, D. ; Reithmaier, J.P. ; Forchel, A.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa
Abstract :
We report the first InP based 1550-nm quantum dash semiconductor optical amplifier. A 12 dB gain, a gain bandwidth wider than 150 nm and a symmetric four wave mixing response indicating a low alpha-parameter are demonstrated
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; quantum dot lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 12 dB; 1550 nm; InAs-InP; InAs/InP quantum dash optical amplifiers; four wave mixing; gain bandwidth;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
87-90974-63-8
