Extremely broadband superluminescent diodes/semiconductor optical amplifiers in optical communication band

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4989, Issue , 2003, Pages 69-77

  Tsai, Chia Wei ^a   Chang, Yu Chia ^a   Shmavonyan, Gagik Sh ^a   Su, Yi Shin ^a   Lin, Ching Fuh ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asymmetric multiple quantum wells; Bent waveguide; Broadband; Superluminescent diodes

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

SUPERLUMINESCENT DIODES (SLD);

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0242440839     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.474821     Document Type: Conference Paper

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