DocumentCode
2234231
Title
Comparison of four-wave mixing in quantum dots and quantum wells for wavelength conversion
Author
Nielsen, David ; Chuang, Shun-Lien ; Kim, N.J. ; Lee, Donghan ; Pyun, S.H. ; Jeong, W.G. ; Chen, C.Y. ; Lay, T.S.
Author_Institution
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We experimentally investigate wavelength conversion in quantum-dot and quantum-well optical amplifiers via four-wave mixing. Our results show superior conversion efficiency in a quantum dot device compared to a quantum well device with identical gain.
Keywords
multiwave mixing; optical materials; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor quantum dots; semiconductor quantum wells; conversion efficiency; four-wave mixing; quantum dots; quantum wells; wavelength conversion; Bandwidth; Four-wave mixing; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Quantum dots; Quantum well devices; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; (190.5970) Semiconductor nonlinear optics including MQW; (250.5590) Quantum-well, -wire and -dot devices;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-859-9
Type
conf
Filename
4571374
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