Breakthroughs in Photonics 2014: Time-Scale-Dependent Nonlinear Dynamics in InAs/InP Quantum Dot Gain Media: From High-Speed Modulation to Coherent Light–Matter Interactions

Author

Eisenstein, G. ; Karni, O. ; Mishra, A.K. ; Capua, A. ; Gready, D. ; Sichkovskyi, V.V. ; Ivanov, V. ; Reithmaier, J.P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel

Volume

7

Issue

3

fYear

2015

fDate

Jun-15

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

The dynamical properties of InP-based quantum dot (QD) gain media are surveyed and analyzed for three time scales ranging from tens of picoseconds to less than 200 fs, where quantum coherent phenomena are observable. Each of these time scales determines the important properties of QD devices, i.e., modulation capabilities, nonlinear gain, and coherent light-matter interactions. Experimental investigations and modeling results are described, highlighting the state of the art in QD devices for the important 1550-nm telecom wavelength range.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; nonlinear optics; semiconductor quantum dots; InAs-InP; coherent light-matter interactions; dynamical properties; high-speed modulation; modulation capabilities; nonlinear gain; quantum coherent phenomena; quantum dot gain media; time-scale-dependent nonlinear dynamics; Indium phosphide; Mathematical model; Modulation; Probes; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum dots; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Semiconductor quantum dots; Ultrafast optics; coherent effects; high speed modulation; high-speed modulation; ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Journal, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1943-0655

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JPHOT.2015.2414171

Filename

7061962