Theory of the ultrafast optical response of active semiconductor waveguides

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1803-1816

  Mork J ^a,c   Mecozzi, A ^b  

^a TDC AS   (Denmark)

^b FONDAZIONE UGO BORDONI   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ENERGY GAP; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

CARRIER HEATING; DENSITY MATRIX EQUATIONS; GAIN; INDEX DISPERSION; PULSE CHIRP; SEMICONDUCTOR WAVEGUIDES; SPECTRAL HOLE BURNING; TWO PHOTON EFFECTS; ULTRAFAST OPTICAL RESPONSE;

ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

EID: 0030213534     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.001803     Document Type: Article

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