Characterization of the ultrafast carrier dynamics of an InAs/InGaAsP quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifier operating at 1.55 μm

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5971, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Zilkie, Aaron J ^a   Meier, Joachim ^a   Smith, Peter W E ^a   Mojahedi, Mohammad ^a   Aitchison, J Stewart ^a   Poole, Philip J ^b   Allen, Claudine Nì ^b   Barrios, Pedro ^b   Poitras, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

All optical switching; Carrier; Carrier heating; Dynamics; Heterodyne pump probe; Nonlinear; Quantum dot amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifier; Semiconductor quantum dots; Ultrafast

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TELECOMMUNICATION; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHING; CARRIER; CARRIER HEATING; QUANTUM DOT AMPLIFIER;

INDIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33244475555     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.629698     Document Type: Conference Paper

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