Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers
Springer US | February 19, 2010 | ISBN-10: 144194947X | 180 pages | PDF | 5.7 MB
Springer US | February 19, 2010 | ISBN-10: 144194947X | 180 pages | PDF | 5.7 MB
The semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) has emerged as an important component in many optical fiber communication, switching and signal processing systems. Besides its basic use as an in-line amplifier, SOAs have found use in a myriad of applications. Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers provides a comprehensive and detailed treatment of the design and applications of SOAs. Key areas covered include: * Historical background. * SOA principles - theory of amplification, gain, noise, noise figure, polarisation dependence, spectral bandwidth, dynamics. * SOA structures - travelling-wave, Fabry-Perot, DBR, DFB, multi-section, twin-guide, polarisation insensitive configurations, low-reflectivity coatings, angled facets, high-power devices, gain clamped devices, SOA packaging. * Bulk and quantum-well semiconductor materials. * Static and dynamic modelling - travelling-wave equations, recombination mechanisms, analytical approximations and computer modelling techniques. SOA optimisation, slow and fast pulse amplification.