Title :
On the Stimulated Regime of Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers
Author :
Maho, Anaelle ; Brenot, Romain
Author_Institution :
III-V Lab., Alcatel-Thales, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
The transition from a spontaneous to a stimulated regime of Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers is demonstrated, both experimentally and theoretically. A S-shape in L (I) curves is not an evidence of lasing, but permits to measure beta.
Keywords :
laser variables measurement; semiconductor optical amplifiers; stimulated emission; semiconductor optical amplifiers; spontaneous-stimulated regime transition; Laser modes; Photonics; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2014 International
Conference_Location :
Palma de Mallorca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5721-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2014.244
