Polarization-insensitive GaInNAs-GaInAs MQW-SOA with low noise figure and small gain tilt over 90-nm bandwidth (1510-1600 nm)

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1311-1313

  Tanaka, Shinsuke ^a   Uetake, Ayahito ^a   Yamazaki, Susumu ^a   Ekawa, Mitsuru ^a   Morito, Ken ^a  

^a FUJITSU LABORATORIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gain; GaInNAs; Noise measurement; Optical switches; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Quantum well devices; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); Semiconductor optical amplifiers

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE MEASUREMENT; AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GALLIUM NITRIDE; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; NOISE FIGURE; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PACKET SWITCHING; POLARIZATION; POWER AMPLIFIERS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WIRES; SWITCHES; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ACTIVE LAYERS; GAIN; GAIN PEAKS; GAINNAS; LARGE EFFECTIVES; LOW NOISE FIGURES; MQW STRUCTURES; MULTI QUANTUM WELLS; NOISE MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL PACKET SWITCHING; QUANTUM WELL DEVICES; SHORTER WAVELENGTHS; SMALL GAINS;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 48349099015     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.926916     Document Type: Article

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