Title :
Is the statistics of an amplified optical pulse in nonlinear semiconductor optical amplifiers Gaussian?
Author :
Bilenca, Alberto ; Eisenstein, Gadi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
The Fokker-Planck approach is used to study the statistics of optical pulses propagating in semiconductor optical amplifiers where spontaneous emission dominates. The electric field is non-Gaussian for moderate and deep saturation levels.
Keywords :
Fokker-Planck equation; laser beams; light propagation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; spontaneous emission; Fokker-Planck approach; electric field; nonGaussian process; nonlinear semiconductor optical amplifier; optical pulse amplification; optical pulses propagation; saturation level; spontaneous emission; Gaussian noise; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical noise; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Statistics; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549329
