Title :
Spectral characteristics of gain and noise saturation in nonlinear InAs/InP quantum dash optical amplifiers
Author :
Alizon, R. ; Hadass, D. ; Bilenca, A. ; Dery, IL ; Mikhelashvili, V. ; Eisenstein, G. ; Schwertberger, R. ; Reilhmaier, J.P. ; Forchel, A. ; Calligaro, M. ; Bansropun, S. ; Krakowski, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
Gain and noise saturation spectra of quantum-dash optical amplifiers were measured to be asymmetric due to the inhomogeneous gain and their quantum wire like nature. Direct measurement of the homogeneously broadened gain bandwidth yields 15 nm.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; laser noise; optical saturation; quantum dot lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; spectral line broadening; InAs-InP; gain saturation; homogeneously broadened gain bandwidth; inhomogeneous gain; noise saturation; nonlinear optical amplifiers; quantum dash optical amplifiers; quantum wire like nature; spectral characteristics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
