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Title:
SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000036720
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A semiconductor optical amplifier comprises a semiconductor member having a plurality of flat edge faces, at least one waveguide with an input and an output on the semiconductor member, at last part of the waveguide being formed of active semiconductor material and the input and the output to the waveguide being located on the same or adjacent edge faces of the member.

Inventors:
TIDMARSH JOLYON R (GB)
DALL ARA ROBERTO F (CH)
ECKNER JUERG A (CH)
Application Number:
PCT/GB1999/004147
Publication Date:
September 14, 2000
Filing Date:
December 09, 1999
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Assignee:
BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY PLC (GB)
OPTO SPEED S A (CH)
TIDMARSH JOLYON R (GB)
DALL ARA ROBERTO F (CH)
ECKNER JUERG A (CH)
International Classes:
H01S5/50; G02B6/26; G02B6/42; H01S5/026; H01S5/02; H01S5/40; (IPC1-7): H01S5/50; G02B6/28; H01S5/02
Domestic Patent References:
WO1996013084A11996-05-02
WO1993025923A11993-12-23
Foreign References:
US5088105A1992-02-11
US5533153A1996-07-02
EP0795778A11997-09-17
Other References:
PLAESSMANN H ET AL: "SUBNANOSECOND PULSE GENERATION FROM DIODE-PUMPED ACOUSTO-OPTICALLY Q-SWITCHED SOLID-STATE LASERS", APPLIED OPTICS,US,OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA,WASHINGTON, vol. 32, no. 33, 20 November 1993 (1993-11-20), pages 6616 - 6619, XP000413304, ISSN: 0003-6935
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