Potential of the Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA) for future applications

Ian Forsyth, David and Al Gburi, Ahmed Jamal Abdullah (2025) Potential of the Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA) for future applications. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS), X (X). pp. 60-91. ISSN 2454-6194

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Abstract

The Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA) has emerged as a transformative technology, poised to influence the future of optical amplification significantly. While traditionally competing with other types of amplifiers, such as the bulky and single-functioning erbium-doped fibre amplifier (EDFA), the SOA’s compact size, multifunctional capabilities and advancing performance metrics position it as a strong candidate for the default choice in next-generation optical systems. Continuous innovations in efficiency, miniaturization, integration, cost-effectiveness and manufacturing techniques concerning this device are rapidly overcoming historical limitations, ensuring its ascendancy in both academic research and industrial applications. This paper explores the evolution of the SOA, highlighting key advancements in its development and future prospects. Collectively, all the evidence points to its inevitable dominance in future practical optical communications, mainly by virtue of its adaptivity, either as a standalone competitive device or with hybrid-like integration with other types of amplifiers.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Semiconductor optical amplifier, SOA, Optical amplification, Laser technology, Future dominance
Divisions:	Faculty Of Electronics And Computer Technology And Engineering
Depositing User:	Norfaradilla Idayu Ab. Ghafar
Date Deposited:	11 Aug 2026 03:36
Last Modified:	11 Aug 2026 03:36
URI:	http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/30279
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