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US07126749B2 Semiconductor optical amplifier with low polarization gain dependency
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具有低偏振增益依赖性的半导体光放大器
- Patent Title: Semiconductor optical amplifier with low polarization gain dependency
- Patent Title (中): 具有低偏振增益依赖性的半导体光放大器
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Application No.: US10323630Application Date: 2002-12-20
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Publication No.: US07126749B2Publication Date: 2006-10-24
- Inventor: Peter J. S. Heim , Mario Dagenais , Simarjeet Saini , Xun Li
- Applicant: Peter J. S. Heim , Mario Dagenais , Simarjeet Saini , Xun Li
- Applicant Address: US MD Jessup
- Assignee: Quantum Photonics, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Quantum Photonics, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Jessup
- Agency: Potomac Patent Group PLLC
- Main IPC: H01S3/00
- IPC: H01S3/00

Abstract:
A semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) has an overall gain that is substantially polarization independent, i.e., less than 1 dB difference between transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) gain. The SOA includes gain and polarization rotation functions integrated onto a single substrate. According to one exemplary embodiment, a passive polarization rotation section is disposed between two active gain sections.
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- US20040120028A1 Semiconductor optical amplifier with low polarization gain dependency Public/Granted day:2004-06-24
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