On the noise properties of linear and nonlinear quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers: The impact of inhomogeneously broadened gain and fast carrier dynamics

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 690-702

  Bilenca, Alberto ^a   Eisenstein, Gadi ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Noise; Quantum dots (QDs); Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)

Indexed keywords

FOUR WAVE MIXING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

COHERENT SPECTRAL DIP STEMMING; ELECTRICAL RELATIVE INTENSITY NOISE; INCOHERENT SPECTRAL HOLE; NOISE-SIGNAL NONLINEAR INTERACTIONS; OPTICAL NOISE; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; QUANTUM DOT SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 3042684392     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2004.828260     Document Type: Article

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