Polarization-Insensitive GaInNAs / GaInAs MQW-SOA with Low Noise Figure and Small Gain Tilt over 90-nm Bandwidth (1510 1600 nm)

Conference: ECOC 2007 - 33rd European Conference and Exhibition of Optical Communication
09/16/2007 - 09/20/2007 at Berlin, Germany

Proceedings: ECOC 2007

Pages: 2Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Tanaka, Shinsuke; Uetake, Ayahito; Yamazaki, Susumu; Ken Morito (Fujitsu Limited, 10-1 Morinosato-Wakamiya, 243-1097 Japan)
Ekawa, Mitsuru (Fujitsu Laboratories Limited)

Abstract:
We developed a polarization-insensitive GaInNAs/GaInAs MQW-SOA with a small gain tilt of < 1.2 dB in C-band. The reduced NF increased the effective gain bandwidth by 50 nm as compared with a GaInNAs strained-bulk SOA.