Theory of Pulse-Train Amplification Without Patterning Effects in Quantum-Dot Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 306-320

  Uskov, Alexander V ^a,b,c   Berg, Tommy W ^c   Mørk, Jesper ^c  

^a LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

High speed optical processing; Quantum dots (QDs); Semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs)

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHOTONS; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

HIGH-SPEED OPTICAL PROCESSING; QUANTUM DOTS (QD); SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS (SOA);

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 1642602800     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2003.823032     Document Type: Article

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