Slow and fast dynamics of gain and phase in a quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifier

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 170-178

  Vallaitis, T ^a   Koos, C ^a   Bonk, R ^a   Freude, W ^a   Laemmlin, M ^b   Meuer, C ^b   Bimberg, D ^b   Leuthold, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIAS CURRENTS; GAIN MEASUREMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE MEASUREMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

GAIN DYNAMICS; PHASE DYNAMICS;

SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

QUANTUM DOT;

AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR;

AMPLIFIERS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; OPTICS; QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 38049107213     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.000170     Document Type: Article

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