Search research articles

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Intra-cavity coherent combining of DBR lasers on an InP generic foundry platform.

Optics letters·2023

Same author

Integration of GaAs waveguides on a silicon substrate for quantum photonic circuits.

Optics express·2022

Same author

Ultralow-linewidth ring laser using hybrid integration and generic foundry platforms.

Optics letters·2022

Same author

A 10-kHz intrinsic linewidth coupled extended-cavity DBR laser monolithically integrated on an InP platform.

Optics letters·2022

Same author

Fully integrated 45-GHz harmonically mode-locked ring laser with an intra-cavity Mach-Zehnder filter.

Optics letters·2021

Same author

Feasibility of Telecom-Wavelength Photonic Integrated Circuits for Gas Sensors.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)·2018

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 2, 2025

20 mJ, 1 ps Yb:YAG Thin-disk Regenerative Amplifier

20 mJ, 1 ps Yb:YAG Thin-disk Regenerative Amplifier

Published on: July 12, 2017

Energy-efficient semiconductor optical amplifier with longitudinally varying confinement factor.

Martijn J R Heck

|January 16, 2025

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

A novel semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) design offers enhanced energy efficiency and tailored gain/saturation. This innovation improves saturation input power by nearly 2 dB and efficiency by 10% for photonic integration.

More Related Videos

Fabrication And Characterization Of Photonic Crystal Slow Light Waveguides And Cavities

Fabrication And Characterization Of Photonic Crystal Slow Light Waveguides And Cavities

Published on: November 30, 2012

Low-cost Custom Fabrication and Mode-locked Operation of an All-normal-dispersion Femtosecond Fiber Laser for Multiphoton Microscopy

Low-cost Custom Fabrication and Mode-locked Operation of an All-normal-dispersion Femtosecond Fiber Laser for Multiphoton Microscopy

Published on: November 22, 2019

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 2, 2025

20 mJ, 1 ps Yb:YAG Thin-disk Regenerative Amplifier

20 mJ, 1 ps Yb:YAG Thin-disk Regenerative Amplifier

Published on: July 12, 2017

Fabrication And Characterization Of Photonic Crystal Slow Light Waveguides And Cavities

Fabrication And Characterization Of Photonic Crystal Slow Light Waveguides And Cavities

Published on: November 30, 2012

Low-cost Custom Fabrication and Mode-locked Operation of an All-normal-dispersion Femtosecond Fiber Laser for Multiphoton Microscopy

Low-cost Custom Fabrication and Mode-locked Operation of an All-normal-dispersion Femtosecond Fiber Laser for Multiphoton Microscopy

Published on: November 22, 2019

Area of Science:

Photonics and Semiconductor Devices
Optical Engineering
Materials Science

Background:

Semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) are crucial components in optical communication systems.
Existing SOA designs face limitations in energy efficiency and tailored performance.
Heterogeneous photonic integration platforms require efficient and adaptable optical components.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel SOA design with improved energy efficiency.
To enable tailored gain, loss, and saturation characteristics.
To enhance performance within heterogeneous photonic integration platforms.

Main Methods:

Conceptualization and numerical simulation of a novel SOA.
Utilizing parameters from established heterogeneous photonic integration platforms.
Employing a waveguide design with a variable confinement factor.
Implementing a tapered waveguide for optimized input/output characteristics.

Main Results:

The proposed SOA design allows independent control of confinement factor via waveguide geometry.
Tapered waveguides enable high gain at the input and high saturation at the output.
Optimized design yields an approximate 2-dB increase in saturation input power.
A 10% improvement in energy efficiency is demonstrated compared to existing SOAs.

Conclusions:

The novel SOA design offers significant improvements in energy efficiency and performance.
Variable confinement factor and tapered waveguides are key to tailored optical amplification.
This SOA design is a potential key enabler for advanced heterogeneous photonic integration.