DocumentCode
2277156
Title
Strong amplification of femtosecond pulses in quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifier
Author
Rafailov, E.U. ; Loza-Alvarez, P. ; Sibbett, W. ; Sokolovskii, G.S. ; Livshits, D.A. ; Zhukov, A.E. ; Ustinov, V.M.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St. Andrews, UK
fYear
2002
fDate
24-24 May 2002
Abstract
We demonstrate strong amplification (>21 dB) of 200 fs pulses in a quantum-dot semiconductor amplifier. Our measurements have shown that such quantum-dot devices can amplify of femtosecond pulses in a spectral range exceeding 100 nm.
Keywords
indium compounds; optical pulse generation; quantum dot lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 200 fs; GaAs; InAs; InGaAs; femtosecond pulse amplification; femtosecond pulses; quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifier; quantum-dot devices; spectral range; strong amplification; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum dots; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; US Department of Transportation; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-706-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034465
Filename
1034465
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