Abstract
We present 1.55 µm hybrid III-V/Si SOA designs and experimentally determine wall-plug-efficiency (WPE) values for 2 mW and 0.1 mW input power amplification. Flared SOAs yield WPE = 12.1% for output power > 10 mW and straight SOAs achieve WPE = 7.2%.
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