| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7553690 |
Starved source diffusion for avalanche photodiode |
June 30, 2009 |
| This disclosure is concerned with starved source diffusion methods for forming avalanche photodiodes are provided for controlling an edge effect. In one example, a method for manufacturing an avalanche photodiode includes forming an absorber layer and an avalanche layer over a substr |
| 7099075 |
Tunable segmented distributed bragg reflector for linear optical amplifier |
August 29, 2006 |
| Systems and methods for tuning a DBR stack for an optical amplifier. The DBR layers in a mirror of the optical amplifier have a duty cycle that can be altered to tune a location of a channel drop in a gain spectrum. In addition to changing the duty cycle, the DBR stacks can be segmented. |
| 7057803 |
Linear optical amplifier using coupled waveguide induced feedback |
June 6, 2006 |
| Systems and methods for extending a linear range of a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). A feedback layer is included in an SOA. The optical mode of the SOA is distributed between the feedback layer and the active region. As output optical power increases, the mode confinement of |
