Author:
Wang Yi,Wei Yihui,Dolores-Calzadilla Victor,Dai Daoxin,Smit Meint,Williams Kevin,Jiao Yuqing
Abstract
A 2 × 2 mode-division multiplexed semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) is realized, first time to the authors’ knowledge. The TE0 and TE1 modes exhibit 6 dB and 4 dB gain, respectively, at 4.1 kA cm-2.