Title :
Quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Atsugi, Japan
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;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248394
