Title :
Fast processes in semiconductor optical amplifiers: Theory and experiment
Author_Institution :
COM, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We review the physical processes responsible for ultrafast gain and index dynamics in semiconductor optical amplifiers and discuss their impact on optical switching applications.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electro-optical switches; high-speed optical techniques; optical transmitters; refractive index; reviews; semiconductor optical amplifiers; index dynamics; optical switching applications; physical processes; review; semiconductor optical amplifiers; ultrafast gain; Optical amplifiers; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
All-Optical Networking: Existing and Emerging Architecture and Applications/Dynamic Enablers of Next-Generation Optical Communications Systems/Fast Optical Processing in Optical Transmission/VCSEL and
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7378-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2002.1027582