Analysis of basic four-wave mixing characteristics in a semiconductor optical amplifier by the finite-difference beam propagation method

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1184-1192

  Das, Narottam Kumar ^a   Yamayoshi, Yasuhiro ^a   Kawaguchi, Hitoshi ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GAIN MEASUREMENT; LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; SELF PHASE MODULATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CARRIER DEPRESSION; CARRIER HEATING; DYNAMIC GAIN SATURATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; GAIN SPECTRUM; GROUP VELOCITY DISPERSION; NONLINEAR SCHRODINGER EQUATION; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER; SHORT OPTICAL PULSES; SPECTRAL HOLE BURNING;

FOUR WAVE MIXING;

EID: 0034291609     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.880659     Document Type: Article

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