Title :
Temporal evolution of self-phase modulation dynamics in a semiconductor optical amplifier under multiwavelength pulse amplification
Author :
Archundia, Luis C. ; Resan, Bojan ; Delfyett, Peter J., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
The temporal evolution of self-phase modulation dynamics in a semiconductor optical amplifier is studied for the amplification of multiwavelength pulses using pump-probe techniques. Two photon absorption and four wave mixing effects are observed as well.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; multiwave mixing; self-phase modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; two-photon spectra; four wave mixing effects; multiwavelength pulse amplification; pump-probe techniques; self-phase modulation dynamics; semiconductor optical amplifier; temporal evolution; two photon absorption; Absorption; Chirp; Laser mode locking; Optical pulses; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202256
