Hybrid integration of semiconductor optical amplifier and silica-based planar lightwave circuit for low polarization dependent gain

We demonstrated a semiconductor optical amplifier hybrid-integrated with a silica-based planar lightwave circuits. With deploying polarization diversity circuit, polarization dependent gain was reduced from 22.9 dB to 1.8 dB in C-band.

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