Title :
Ultrafast nonlinearities in active semiconductors
Author_Institution :
MIT, Cambridge, MA
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
Summary form only given, as follows. Gain and index of refraction dynamics in semiconductor lasers and optical amplifiers are being studied directly by femtosecond pump-probe methods to improve understanding of ultrashort pulse generation, propagation and modulation in these devices
Keywords :
semiconductor lasers; active semiconductors; femtosecond pump-probe methods; gain; index of refraction dynamics; modulation; optical amplifiers; semiconductor lasers; ultrafast nonlinearities; ultrashort pulse generation; ultrashort pulse propagation; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1470-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1994.586329
