Title : 
Fast processes in semiconductor optical amplifiers: Theory and experiment
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
COM, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We review the physical processes responsible for ultrafast gain and index dynamics in semiconductor optical amplifiers and discuss their impact on optical switching applications.
         
        
            Keywords : 
electro-optical modulation; electro-optical switches; high-speed optical techniques; optical transmitters; refractive index; reviews; semiconductor optical amplifiers; index dynamics; optical switching applications; physical processes; review; semiconductor optical amplifiers; ultrafast gain; Optical amplifiers; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
All-Optical Networking: Existing and Emerging Architecture and Applications/Dynamic Enablers of Next-Generation Optical Communications Systems/Fast Optical Processing in Optical Transmission/VCSEL and
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-7378-2
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/LEOSST.2002.1027582