• DocumentCode
    2411755
  • Title

    Pump-power dependence of intraband scattering times in semiconductor optical amplifiers

  • Author

    Mecozzi, A. ; Mork, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Rome, Italy
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    4-8 Oct. 1998
  • Firstpage
    39
  • Lastpage
    40
  • Abstract
    Using a new and simple-yet very general-formalism we show that the response times characterizing the intraband dynamics in semiconductor optical amplifiers shorten at high levels of optical excitation and predict a significant increase of the four-wave mixing bandwidth.
  • Keywords
    laser theory; light scattering; multiwave mixing; optical pumping; optical saturation; semiconductor device models; semiconductor optical amplifiers; four-wave mixing bandwidth; high levels; intraband dynamics; intraband scattering times; optical excitation; pump-power dependence; response times; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Optical scattering; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1998. ISLC 1998 NARA. 1998 IEEE 16th International
  • Conference_Location
    Nara, Japan
  • ISSN
    0899-9406
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4223-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISLC.1998.734127
  • Filename
    734127