Title :
High speed cross gain modulation using quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifiers at 1.3 μm
Author :
Meuer, C. ; Laemmlin, M. ; Liebich, S. ; Kim, J. ; Bimberg, D. ; Capua, A. ; Eisenstein, Gadi ; Bonk, R. ; Vallaitis, T. ; Leuthold, J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fuer Festkoerperphys., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin
Abstract :
We report on ultra-fast small signal sinusoidal cross-gain modulation using quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifiers exceeding a 40 GHz bandwidth in frequency and 40 nm in the wavelength domain.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; semiconductor quantum dots; Al0.35Ga0.65As-GaAs; AlGaAs; InAs; SOA; high speed cross gain modulation; quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifiers; ultrafast small signal sinusoidal cross-gain modulation; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Quantum dots; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; (250.4480) Optical amplifiers; (250.5980) Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
