Photo-pumped semiconductor optical amplifier

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8432609
APP PUB NO 20110176204A1
SERIAL NO

12690539

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An edge photo-pumped semiconductor slab amplifier including an undoped semiconductor slab. A first gain structure is formed on an upper surface of the slab and a second gain structure is formed on a lower surface of the slab. The gain structures can be resonant periodic gain structures including a plurality of stacked quantum well layers. Confining layers are coupled to the gain structures to confine a signal beam within the semiconductor slab. Heat sinks are thermally coupled to the confining layers. Optical pump sources are provided along the side edges or coupled to the end edges of the slab so that pump light is introduced into the slab through the edges to provide gain for the quantum well layers.

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NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE FALLS CHURCH VA 22042-4511

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kunkee, Elizabeth Twyford Manhattan Beach, US 4 7
Rice, Robert Rex Simi Valley, US 28 294
Schulte, Derek Evan Playa Del Rey, US 2 0

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