Quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4905, Issue , 2002, Pages 259-275

  Sugawara, M ^a   Akiyama, T ^a   Hatori, N ^a   Nakata, Y ^a   Otsubo, K ^a   Ebe, H ^a  

^a FUJITSU LABORATORIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

All optical switching; Carrier relaxation; Cross gain modulation; Four wave mixing; Gain saturation; Homogeneous broadening; Inhomogeneous broadening; Pattern effect; Quantum dots; Saturation power; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA; Wavelength conversion

Indexed keywords

FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

WAVELENGTH CONVERSION;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0036457117     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.481011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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