Ultrafast gain dynamics in quantum-dot amplifiers: Theoretical analysis and experimental investigations

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1115-1123

  van der Poel, Mike ^a   Gehrig, Edeltraud ^b   Hess, Ortwin ^b   Birkedal, Dan ^a,c   Hvam, Jørn M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c Alight Technologies AS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Quantum dots (QDs); Semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs); Ultrafast optics

Indexed keywords

LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHONONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

OPTICAL PHONON SCATTERING; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS (SOA); ULTRAFAST GAIN DYNAMICS; ULTRAFAST OPTICS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 24744442600     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2005.852795     Document Type: Article

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