Semiconductor optical amplifiers: recent advances and applications

A Sobhanan, A Anthur, S O'Duill, M Pelusi… - Advances in Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Owing to advances in fabrication technology and device design, semiconductor optical
amplifiers (SOAs) are evolving as a promising candidate for future optical coherent …

Multi-mode spatial signal processor with rainbow-like fast beam training and wideband communications using true-time-delay arrays

CC Lin, C Puglisi, V Boljanovic, H Yan… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Initial access in millimeter-wave (mmW) wireless is critical toward successful realization of
the fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks and beyond. Limited bandwidth in existing …

SOA for future PONs

R Bonk - 2018 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
SOA for future PONs Page 1 Tu2B.4.pdf OFC 2018 © OSA 2018 SOA for future PONs René
Bonk Nokia, Bell Labs, Lorenzstrasse 10, 70435 Stuttgart, Germany; e-mail: rene.bonk@nokia-bell-labs.com; …

Silicon photonics transmitter with SOA and semiconductor mode-locked laser

A Moscoso-Mártir, J Müller, J Hauck, N Chimot… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
We experimentally investigate an optical link relying on silicon photonics transmitter and
receiver components as well as a single section semiconductor mode-locked laser as a light …

Amplification of advanced modulation formats with a semiconductor optical amplifier cascade

S Koenig, R Bonk, H Schmuck, W Poehlmann… - Optics express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
The convergence of optical metro networks and access networks extends the area of
network coverage, and therefore requires the use of optical amplifiers. For this purpose …

Quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers for energy-efficient optical communication

H Schmeckebier, D Bimberg - Green photonics and electronics, 2017 - Springer
Quantum-dot (QD) based semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) are key components for a
large number of different applications in particular for all-optical communication networks …

Demonstration of an SOA-assisted open metro-access infrastructure for heterogeneous services

H Schmuck, R Bonk, W Poehlmann, C Haslach… - Optics express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
An open converged metro-access network approach allows for sharing optical layer
resources like fibers and optical spectrum among different services and operators. We …

Dynamic power and chirp measurements of a quantum dash semiconductor optical amplifier amplified picosecond pulses using a linear pulse characterization …

MJ Connelly, J Romero-Vivas, P Morel… - Optical and Quantum …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Quantum Dash (QDash) SOAs are of interest as an alternative to quantum dot
SOAs, since they have some dot-like properties and are easier to fabricate such as to …

Design analysis and performance optimization of a Lyot filter for semiconductor optical amplifier pattern effect suppression

ZV Rizou, KE Zoiros, A Hatziefremidis… - IEEE Journal of …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we analyze in detail, based on numerical modeling, the use of a Lyot filter to
suppress the semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) pattern effect. By formulating a robust …

Low distortion amplification of 16 and 64QAM signals using SOA

A Sobhanan, M Pelusi, T Inoue, S Namiki… - Optics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Amplification of single channel and three Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) channels
with 16 and 64QAM modulated signals is demonstrated using an SOA with holding beam in …