• DocumentCode
    2009860
  • Title

    Dynamics of optically excited semiconductor optical amplifiers

  • Author

    Giller, R. ; Manning, R.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Photonic Syst. Group, Tyndall Nat. Inst., Cork, Ireland
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    5-10 March 2006
  • Abstract
    For the first time, an investigation of the recovery dynamics of semiconductor optical amplifiers explains why the ultrafast component of the gain recovery is largely absent in the phase response. This has important implications for signal processing.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; optical pumping; semiconductor device models; semiconductor optical amplifiers; gain recovery; optically excitation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; signal processing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical signal processing; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-803-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2006.215558
  • Filename
    1636589