DocumentCode
1767977
Title
Optical Bandwidth Broadening through Lowering of the Gain Threshold Condition in Quantum Dot Devices
Author
Finch, P. ; Hutchings, M. ; Blood, P. ; Smowton, P.M. ; Sobiesierski, A. ; Gwilliam, R.M. ; O´Driscoll, I.
Author_Institution
Tyndall Nat. Inst., Cork, Ireland
fYear
2014
fDate
7-10 Sept. 2014
Firstpage
127
Lastpage
128
Abstract
Lowering the threshold gain condition in InAs dots, significantly broadens the optical bandwidth for ultra short pulse generation in the non-thermal regime compared to the thermal regime. Rate equations highlight key parameters which influence this.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; optical pulse generation; quantum dot lasers; spectral line broadening; InAs; gain threshold condition; indium arsenide dots; nonthermal regime; optical bandwidth broadening; quantum dot devices; rate equations; ultrashort pulse generation; Bandwidth; Mathematical model; Optical devices; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2014 International
Conference_Location
Palma de Mallorca
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-5721-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISLC.2014.196
Filename
6987483
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