Excited-state gain dynamics in InGaAs quantum-dot amplifiers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2014-2016

  Schneider, S ^a   Borri, P ^b   Langbein, W ^b   Woggon, U ^a   Sellin, R L ^c   Ouyang, D ^d   Bimberg, D ^e  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LILLE   (France)

^e TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amplifiers; Quantum dots (QDs); Semiconductor lasers; Semicondutor devices; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

GROUND STATE; HETERODYNING; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

GAIN DYNAMICS; PUMP-PROBE DIFFERENTIAL TRANSMISSION; QUANTUM DOT AMPLIFIERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 26844483140     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.856446     Document Type: Article

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