Title :
Linewidth enhancement factor for ultrafast dynamics in bulk semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Wang, Li ; Wang, Zhi ; Huang, Wei-Ping
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Lightwave Technol., Beijing Jiaotong Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Accounting for spectral hole burning, carrier heating and carrier density modulation, we investigate the wavelength dependence of the linewidth enhancement factor in semiconductor optical amplifiers excited by picosecond pump pulse.
Keywords :
carrier density; high-speed optical techniques; optical hole burning; semiconductor optical amplifiers; spectral line broadening; bulk semiconductor optical amplifiers; carrier density modulation; carrier heating; linewidth enhancement factor; picosecond pump pulse; spectral hole burning; Charge carrier density; Dynamic range; Optical losses; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Phase change materials; Probes; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Tail; linewidth enhancement factor; numerical simulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; ultrafast optical signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292158
