Study of gain compression mechanisms in multiple-quantum-well In1-xGaxAs semiconductor optical amplifiers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1697-1703

  Reale, Andrea ^a   Di Carlo, Aldo ^a   Lugli, Paolo ^a   Campi, Domenico ^b   Cacciatore, Carmelo ^b   Stano, Alessandro ^b   Fornuto, Gerardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CSELT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTIMIZATION; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

CARRIER TRANSPORT; GAIN COMPRESSION; RATE EQUATION ANALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 0033310115     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.798094     Document Type: Article

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