Title :
Dynamics of optically excited semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Giller, R. ; Manning, R.J.
Author_Institution :
Photonic Syst. Group, Tyndall Nat. Inst., Cork, Ireland
Abstract :
For the first time, an investigation of the recovery dynamics of semiconductor optical amplifiers explains why the ultrafast component of the gain recovery is largely absent in the phase response. This has important implications for signal processing.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical pumping; semiconductor device models; semiconductor optical amplifiers; gain recovery; optically excitation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; signal processing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical signal processing; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215558
