Title :
Linear and nonlinear semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Leuthold, J. ; Bonk, R. ; Vallaitis, T. ; Marculescu, A. ; Freude, W. ; Meuer, C. ; Bimberg, D. ; Brenot, R. ; Lelarge, F. ; Duan, G.-H.
Author_Institution :
Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol. (KIT), Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Electron., Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOAs) may be designed as linear or nonlinear network elements. We report on recent results that indicate advantageous characteristics for QD SOAs as linear and bulk SOA as nonlinear network elements.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; quantum dot lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; QD SOA; bulk SOA; linear network elements; nonlinear network elements; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Electronic mail; Gain; III-V semiconductor materials; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonics; Physics; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Solid state circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
