Title :
Dynamical simulation of flared semiconductor amplifiers for repetitive picosecond pulse amplification
Author :
Dagens, B. ; Balsamo, S. ; Montrosset, I.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Abstract :
We present a comprehensive model of picosecond pulse propagation in a flared semiconductor optical amplifier including the indirect interaction between successive pulses due to carrier depletion and partial recovering by diffusion and recombination.
Keywords :
carrier density; diffusion; high-speed optical techniques; laser theory; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; carrier depletion; comprehensive model; diffusion; dynamical simulation; flared semiconductor amplifiers; flared semiconductor optical amplifier; indirect interaction; partial recovering; picosecond pulse propagation; recombination; repetitive picosecond pulse amplification; successive pulse interactions; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear equations; Optical amplifiers; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Pulse amplifiers; Radiative recombination; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1996., 15th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Haifa, Israel
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3163-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.1996.558788
