Numerical analysis of gain saturation, noise figure, and carrier distribution for quantum-dot semiconductor-optical amplifiers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 448-455

  Xiao, Jin Long ^a   Huang, Yong Zhen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SEMICONDUCTORS   (China)

Author keywords

Gain; Noise; Quantum dots (QDs); Semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs)

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION SPECTRUM; CAPTURE TIME; CARRIER DISTRIBUTIONS; CAVITY LENGTHS; FACET REFLECTIVITIES; GAIN; GAIN SATURATIONS; GAIN SPECTRUM; GAIN-CLAMPING; INPUT-SIGNAL POWER; INTRA-DOT RELAXATIONS; LASER FIELDS; LONGITUDINAL DIRECTIONS; LONGITUDINAL DISTRIBUTIONS; NOISE; OCCUPATION PROBABILITIES; PHOTON DISTRIBUTIONS; PHOTON ENERGIES; POLARIZATION SENSITIVES; QUANTUM DOT SEMICONDUCTOR- OPTICAL-AMPLIFIERS; QUANTUM DOTS (QDS); RATE EQUATIONS; SATURATION OUTPUT POWER; SEMICONDUCTOR LINEAR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; SEMICONDUCTOR-OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS (SOAS); SPECTRAL HOLE-BURNING;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FIBER LASERS; NOISE FIGURE; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTONS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 56449084857     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2007.916683     Document Type: Article

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