Variable-gain gain-clamped optical amplifiers
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    发明授权
    Variable-gain gain-clamped optical amplifiers 失效
    可变增益增益钳位光放大器

    公开(公告)号:US07081990B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-25

    申请号:US10489039

    申请日:2002-09-05

    IPC分类号: H01S3/00

    摘要: An optical amplifier is disclosed comprising a signal semiconductor optical amplifier having a waveguide, forming at least part of a signal path between an input and an output, extending along a signal active region for amplification of a signal. The amplifier also includes a control active region of semiconductor material having a gain which is controllable independently from the gain of the signal active region. The amplifier also includes a laser cavity containing both the signal active region and the control active region and being capable of clamping the gain of the signal active region, and the control active region is arranged not to amplify a signal in the signal path within a predetermined signal band.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种光放大器,其包括具有波导的信号半导体光放大器,其形成沿着用于放大信号的信号有源区域延伸的输入和输出之间的信号路径的至少一部分。 放大器还包括半导体材料的控制有源区,其具有独立于信号有源区的增益可控的增益。 放大器还包括一个包含信号有源区和控制有源区的激光腔,并且能够钳位信号有效区的增益,并且控制有源区被布置成不在预定的信号路径内放大信号 信号带。