Impact of bias current distribution on the noise figure and power saturation of a multi-contact semiconductor optical amplifier

Lennox, Robert, Carney, Kevin, Maldonado-Basilio, Ramón, Philippe, Severine, Bradley, Ann Louise ORCID: 0000-0002-9399-8628 and Landais, Pascal ORCID: 0000-0002-4807-0695 (2011) Impact of bias current distribution on the noise figure and power saturation of a multi-contact semiconductor optical amplifier. Optics Letters, 36 (13). pp. 2521-2523. ISSN 0146-9592

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Abstract

We present an experimental investigation of a multi-contact semiconductor optical amplifier. This first-generation device allows for direct control of the carrier density profile along the length of the waveguide. This is used to control the device noise figure, with a minimum value of 5 dB observed at a gain of 15 dB for an optimum carrier density profile. The opposite carrier density profile results in an increase of the power saturation by 3 dB.

Item Type:	Article (Published)
Refereed:	Yes
Subjects:	Engineering > Optical communication Physical Sciences > Lasers Physical Sciences > Photonics Physical Sciences > Semiconductors
DCU Faculties and Centres:	DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Electronic Engineering Research Initiatives and Centres > Research Institute for Networks and Communications Engineering (RINCE)
Publisher:	Optical Society of America
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.36.002521
Copyright Information:	© 2011 Optical Society of America
Use License:	This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
Funders:	Enterprise Ireland for their support under grant CFTD/06/IT/332, Higher Education Authority Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (2007–2011) via the INSPIRE programme, Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology
ID Code:	24738
Deposited On:	07 Jul 2020 16:16 by Pascal Landais . Last Modified 04 Nov 2022 14:29

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