Uni-directional time-domain bulk SOA simulator considering carrier depletion by amplified spontaneous emission

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 581-588

  Gutiérrez Castrejón, Ramón ^a   Duelk, Marcus ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Gain; Mathematical model; Recovery time; Semiconductor optical amplifier; Wavelength conversion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER BEAMS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER; ULTRAFAST NONLINEAR EFFECT;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 33646885664     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2006.874063     Document Type: Article

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