Polarization-insensitive quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifiers using strain-controlled columnar quantum dots

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-75

  Yasuoka, Nami ^a,b   Ebe, Hiroji ^a   Kawaguchi, Kenichi ^a   Ekawa, Mitsuru ^a   Sekiguchi, Shigeaki ^a,b   Morito, Ken ^a   Wada, Osamu ^c   Sugawara, Mitsuru ^d   Arakawa, Yasuhiko ^e  

^a FUJITSU LABORATORIES LTD   (Japan)

^b Optoelectronic Industry and Technology Development Association OITDA   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d QD Laser Inc   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Polarization; quantum dots (QD); semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)

Indexed keywords

1550 NM; BIT RATES; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; POLARIZATION DEPENDENCE; POLARIZATION-INSENSITIVE; QUANTUM DOT SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER; QUANTUM DOTS (QD); SATURATION OUTPUT POWER; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER (SOA); TWO PARAMETER; WAVELENGTH BAND;

ASPECT RATIO; BIT ERROR RATE; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SWITCHES; POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84856255497     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2011.2173295     Document Type: Article

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