Effect of doping on the optical characteristics of quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1978-1984

  Qasaimeh, Omar ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Doping; Gain; Optical amplifiers; Optical saturation; Photonics; Quantum dot; Semiconductor optical amplifier; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission

Indexed keywords

DOPING; GAIN; OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL SATURATION; QUANTUM DOT;

OPTICAL GAIN; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; STIMULATED EMISSION; TRANSPARENCY;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 67649877884     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2008.2005589     Document Type: Article

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