Small-signal cross-gain modulation of quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 2538-2540

  Kim, Jungho ^a   Chuang, Shun Lien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross gain modulation; Quantum dot; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength conversion

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; LIGHT MODULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL GAIN; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

CROSS-GAIN MODULATION; QUANTUM-DOT AMPLIFIERS; SMALL-SIGNAL MODULATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 33947281696     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2006.887337     Document Type: Article

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