3-SECTION SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER FOR MONITORING OF OPTICAL GAIN

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作者
NEWKIRK, MA
KOREN, U
MILLER, BI
CHIEN, MD
YOUNG, MG
KOCH, TL
RAYBON, G
BURRUS, CA
TELL, B
BROWNGOEBELER, KF
机构
[1] AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel
[2] AT & T Bell Laboratories, Crawford Hill Laboratory, Holmdel
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10.1109/68.166961
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We describe a 1.55 mum multiquantum well amplifier divided into three sections with short contacts at the input and output facets. A simple derivation shows that the amplifier optical gain is proportional to the ratio of voltage changes at the facet contacts induced by the optical signal. Measurements of optical gain and contact voltage as a function of amplifier bias current are in good agreement with theory.
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页码:1258 / 1260
页数:3
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