Design and analysis of large-area vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifiers with anti-resonant reflecting optical waveguide

Author

Chen, N.S. ; Yu, S.F.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore

Volume

24

Issue

1

fYear

2006

Firstpage

526

Lastpage

535

Abstract

The optical characteristics of antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide (ARROW) vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifiers (VCSOAs) are investigated theoretically. Influence of spatial hole burning (SHB) and thermal lensing on the stability of the amplified output signal is taken into consideration in the studies. A design rule, which can be used to deduce the optimized dimensions of ARROW, is developed to achieve spatially stable single-spot amplified output-signal in large-area VCSOAs. It can be shown that a high saturation power yet stable output signal can be achieved in large-area ARROW VCSOAs simultaneously.

Keywords

laser stability; optical design techniques; optical hole burning; optical waveguides; semiconductor optical amplifiers; surface emitting lasers; thermal lensing; antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide; optical design; spatial hole burning; spatially stable single-spot amplified output-signal; thermal lensing; vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifiers; Design optimization; Optical design; Optical saturation; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Semiconductor waveguides; Stimulated emission; Thermal lensing; Thermal stability; Antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide (ARROW); laser amplifiers; semiconductor laser modeling; spatial hole burning (SHB); thermal lensing; vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifier (VCSOA);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2005.860145

Filename

1589084