DocumentCode
399025
Title
Quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author
Sugawara, M.
Author_Institution
Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Atsugi, Japan
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Firstpage
537
Abstract
This paper provides current status and prospects of quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) as novel quantum-dot optical devices, and their comparison with bulk and quantum-well technology, covering the proposal of their promising features, subsequent experimental demonstrations, and the design of all-optical quantum-dot switching modules.
Keywords
optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; semiconductor quantum dots; semiconductor quantum wells; SOA; all-optical quantum-dot switching module design; quantum-dot optical devices; quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier; quantum-well technology; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Quantum dots; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248394
Filename
1248394
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