This invaluable book provides a comprehensive treatment of design and applications of
semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA). SOA is an important component for optical …

Communications can be broadly defined as the transfer of information from one point to
another. In optical fibre communications, this transfer is achieved by using light as the …

Optical communications technology is growing increasingly in importance, with a rapid pace
of development. Innovative optical devices have emerged from the integration of …

The application of semiconductor laser amplifiers to long-wavelength optical fiber systems is
discussed. The basic equations defining laser amplifier characteristics are presented …

The noise figure definition used for the characterization of optical amplifiers is critiqued. It is
shown that it is inconsistent with the IEEE standard established for electronic amplifiers. A …

This paper reviews the recent progress of quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers
developed as ultrawideband polarization-insensitive high-power amplifiers, high-speed …

A new analytical model for semiconductor laser amplifiers is presented. It has the virtue of
avoiding excessive numerical computation and yet retaining sufficient accuracy for most …

Asemiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) is essentially a semiconductor laser with anti-
reflection coated facets that amplifies an injected light signal by means of stimulated …

Owing to advances in fabrication technology and device design, semiconductor optical
amplifiers (SOAs) are evolving as a promising candidate for future optical coherent …

H Journal of Optical Communications Semiconductor Laser Amplifier for Single Mode Optical
Fiber Communications* Page 1 Journal of Optical Communications 4 (1983) 2 51 J. Opt …