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
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