Semiconductor Diode Laser Amplifiers for High Performance Photonic Switching Systems

半导体光放大器将是光通信领域的重要器件。 未来的光通信和光子交换系统。 在这 建议，使用法布里- 用于扩大带宽的佩罗和行波激光放大器 目前的光纤系统。 特别是，这是一个 研究了串扰、增益饱和、灵敏度和 法布里-珀罗和行波激光放大器的保真度， 超高数据速率强度调制放大 波长复用信号。 与Harry Diamond合作 实验室，首席研究员还建议捏造 波导的光耦合效率，并优化光波导的光耦合效率 面外寻址结构中的二极管激光放大器， 使用用聚焦离子制造的45 °角反射镜和光栅 梁 这些技术目标补充了光子学方面的工作。 开关设备，同时支持和增强类似的 哈里·戴蒙德实验室光电计划的推进。 在 此外，他建议使用原位椭圆偏振技术， 监测抗反射涂层在反射镜的小平面上的沉积， 市售的二极管激光器。 这将确保 高品质行波激光放大器的可再现制造。

Semiconductor optical amplifiers will be important components in future optical communication and photonic switching systems. In this proposal, an experimental study of the potential of using both Fabry- Perot and traveling-wave laser amplifiers for enlarging the bandwidth of present fiber optic systems is proposed. In particular, this is a study of the problem of crosstalk, gain saturation, sensitivity and fidelity of both Fabry-Perot and traveling-wave laser amplifiers for the amplification of ultra high data rates intensity modulated wavelength multiplexed signals. In collaboration with Harry Diamond Laboratories, the principal investigator also proposes to fabricate waveguides and to optimize the optical coupling efficiency of bistable diode laser amplifiers in an out-of-plane addressing configuration by using 45o-angle mirrors and gratings fabricated with a focused ion beam. These technical objectives complement this work on photonic switching devices and, at the same time, support and enhance similar thrusts of the Harry Diamond Laboratories optoelectronic program. In addition, he proposes to use the technique of in-situ ellipsometry for monitoring the deposition of anti-reflection coatings on the facets of a commercially available diode laser. This will ensure the reproducible making of high-quality traveling-wave laser amplifiers.