• DocumentCode
    816778
  • Title

    Comments on “Theoretical Analysis of Gain-Recovery Time and Chirp in QD-SOA”

  • Author

    Li, Xiaoxu ; Li, Guifang

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    22
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    2434
  • Lastpage
    2435
  • Abstract
    For original paper see Ben-Ezra et al., ibid., vol.17, no.9, p.1803 (2005). The authors point out that in the above letter, the rate equation model (REM) for quantum-dot (QD) semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) is incorrect because the rate of carrier transition from the excited state (ES) of QD to the wetting layer (WL) was given by Nwh/tau2w, proportional to the carrier density in the WL (Nw).
  • Keywords
    chirp modulation; quantum dot lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; QD-SOA; carrier transition; chirp; gain recovery time; quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers; rate equation model; wetting layer; Carrier confinement; Charge carrier density; Chirp; Current density; Electron optics; Equations; Optical waveguides; Radioactive decay; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stationary state;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2006.885655
  • Filename
    4012075