Title :
Ultrafast birefringence in semiconductor optical amplifier due to the carrier momentum orientation relaxation
Author :
Wang, Wenfang ; Allaart, Klass ; Lenstra, Dann
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Vrije Univ., Amsterdam
Abstract :
This paper reports ultrafast birefringence dynamics in a semiconductor optical amplifier on subpicosecond or even femtosecond time scales. This is due to the carrier momentum orientation relaxation, induced by a polarized short optical pulse
Keywords :
birefringence; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; light polarisation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; carrier momentum orientation relaxation; femtosecond time scale; polarized optical pulse; semiconductor optical amplifier; short optical pulse; subpicosecond time scale; ultrafast birefringence; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Astronomy; Birefringence; Delay effects; Optical polarization; Optical signal processing; Probes; Refractive index; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567200
