DocumentCode
421417
Title
Spectral characteristics of gain and noise saturation in nonlinear InAs/InP quantum dash optical amplifiers
Author
Alizon, R. ; Hadass, D. ; Bilenca, A. ; Dery, IL ; Mikhelashvili, V. ; Eisenstein, G. ; Schwertberger, R. ; Reilhmaier, J.P. ; Forchel, A. ; Calligaro, M. ; Bansropun, S. ; Krakowski, M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
16-21 May 2004
Abstract
Gain and noise saturation spectra of quantum-dash optical amplifiers were measured to be asymmetric due to the inhomogeneous gain and their quantum wire like nature. Direct measurement of the homogeneously broadened gain bandwidth yields 15 nm.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; laser noise; optical saturation; quantum dot lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; spectral line broadening; InAs-InP; gain saturation; homogeneously broadened gain bandwidth; inhomogeneous gain; noise saturation; nonlinear optical amplifiers; quantum dash optical amplifiers; quantum wire like nature; spectral characteristics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-777-6
Type
conf
Filename
1360606
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