O-band semiconductor optical amplifier design for CWDM applications

1st Microsystems and Nanoelectronics Research Conference, MNRC 2008 - Enabling Synergy and Accelerating Excellence in Graduate Student Research

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 89-92

  Assadihaghi, Atousa ^a   Teimoori, Hassan ^a   Millett, Ronald ^a   Benhsaien, Abdessamad ^a   Tolstikhin, Valery ^a,b   Hall, Trevor ^a   Hinzer, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OneChip Photonics Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymmetrical multi quantum well; Broad band gain; Semiconductor optical amplifier

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; MICROSYSTEMS; NANOELECTRONICS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PASSIVE NETWORKS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WIRES;

ASYMMETRICAL MULTI-QUANTUM WELL; BROAD BAND GAIN; CWDM SYSTEMS; IN LINES; LOW NOISES; LOW POLARIZATION SENSITIVITIES; PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 58049186032     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MNRC.2008.4683385     Document Type: Conference Paper

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