High-temperature characteristics and tunability of long-wavelength vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifiers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1501-1503

  Kimura, Toshio ^a   Björlin, Staffan ^a   Piprek, Joachim ^a   Bowers, John E ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser amplifiers; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs); Temperature tuning

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; LASER TUNING; MIRRORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; REFLECTION; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

HIGH TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTICS; LONG WAVELENGTH VERTICAL CAVITY SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; TEMPERATURE TUNING;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0242302617     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.818655     Document Type: Article

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