Title :
Time resolved spectral characteristics of linear and nonlinear, 1550-nm quantum dash optical amplifiers
Author :
Hadass, D. ; Mikhelashvili, V. ; Eisenstein, G. ; Somers, A. ; Deubert, S. ; Kaiser, W. ; Reithmaier, J.P. ; Forchel, A. ; Finzi, D. ; Maimon, Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
Time resolved spectra (chirp) were measured in quantum dash optical amplifiers and were found to depend on the amplified pulse width and the degree of saturation.
Keywords :
optical saturation; quantum dot lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; time resolved spectra; amplified pulsewidth; chirp spectra; linear optical amplifiers; nonlinear optical amplifiers; quantum dash optical amplifiers; saturation degree; time resolved spectra; Chirp; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical saturation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Quantum dots; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202233
