Abstract
We demonstrate amplification of picosecond pulses centered at 1550 nm using Slab-Coupled Waveguide Amplifiers. For bias currents less than 1 A, we obtained a maximum unsaturated gain of 12.3 dB and a pulse saturation energy of ~50 pJ.
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