Semiconductor optical amplifier with asic

Abstract

An SOA coupled to an optical fiber includes a tunable VCSEL laser with one or more active regions having quantum wells and barriers. The one or more active regions are surrounded by one or more p-n junctions. The one or more active regions can include a selected shape structure, and one or more tunnel junctions (TJ). One or more apertures are provided with the selected shape structure, one or more buried tunnel junctions (BTJ) or oxide confine apertured, additional TJ's, planar structures and or additional BTJ's created during a regrowth process that is independent of a first growth process, the VCSEL having an HCG grading. An optical fiber is included as is at least one of an ASIC and driver controller coupled to the VCSEL laser.

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