Quantum-Dot-Based Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers for O-Band Optical Communication

• Main Author: Schmeckebier, Holger (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Semiconductors.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.; Signal, Image and Speech Processing.

This thesis examines the unique properties of gallium arsenide (GaAs)-based quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers for optical communication networks, introducing readers to their fundamentals, basic parameters and manifold applications. The static and dynamic properties of these amplifiers ar...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOAs)
• Samples and Characterization
• Introduction to System Experiments
• Concept of Direct Phase Modulation
• Signal Amplification
• Concept of Dual-Band Amplifiers
• Signal Processing - Wavelength Conversion
• Summary and Outlook.