Saturation induced by picosecond pulses in semiconductor optical amplifiers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 761-770

  Mecozzi, Antonio ^a   Mørk, Jesper ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE UGO BORDONI   (Italy)

^b TDC AS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FERMI LEVEL; LASER PULSES; LIGHT MODULATION; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; TEMPERATURE;

CARRIER HEATING; PICOSECOND PULSES; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER; SPECTRAL HOLE BURNING;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0031122765     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.000761     Document Type: Article

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