Low noise optical pre-amplifier for ultra-low-light detectors and FPAs

An optical pre-amplifier is described. The optical pre-amplifier has an optical amplifier region that has a semiconductor active region having a direct electronic band gap with a conduction band edge. The semiconductor active region is embedded within a photonic crystal having an electromagnetic ban...

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Hauptverfasser:	Koenck Steven E, Brown Robert G, Jensen David W
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES NANOTECHNOLOGY PERFORMING OPERATIONS SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	An optical pre-amplifier is described. The optical pre-amplifier has an optical amplifier region that has a semiconductor active region having a direct electronic band gap with a conduction band edge. The semiconductor active region is embedded within a photonic crystal having an electromagnetic band gap having photon energies overlapping the energy of the conduction band edge of the electronic band gap such that spontaneous emission of photons in the semiconductor active region is suppressed.