Title :
Theory of nondegenerate four-wave mixing between pulses in a semiconductor waveguide
Author :
Mørk, J. ; Mecozzi, A.
Author_Institution :
Mikroelektronik Centre, Tech. Univ., Lyngby, Denmark
fDate :
4/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We develop a perturbation theory for calculating the effects of saturation on nondegenerate four-wave mixing between short optical pulses in a semiconductor optical amplifier. Saturation due to ultrafast intraband dynamics like carrier heating and spectral hole burning is found to be important for pulses on the order of 10-20 ps or less
Keywords :
laser theory; multiwave mixing; optical hole burning; optical saturation; perturbation theory; semiconductor lasers; waveguide lasers; 10 to 20 ps; carrier heating; nondegenerate four-wave mixing; perturbation theory; saturation effects; semiconductor optical amplifier; semiconductor waveguide; short optical pulses; spectral hole burning; ultrafast intraband dynamics; Four-wave mixing; Heating; Optical pulses; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Semiconductor waveguides; Spectroscopy; Waveguide theory;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
