FEMTOSECOND GAIN DYNAMICS IN INGAASP OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS

被引:140
作者
HALL, KL [1 ]
MARK, J [1 ]
IPPEN, EP [1 ]
EISENSTEIN, G [1 ]
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[1] MIT,ELECTR RES LAB,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
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10.1063/1.103085
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
We have studied ultrafast gain dynamics in InGaAsP optical amplifiers by means of pump-probe and cross-correlation measurements using 180 fs optical pulses. The data show strong gain nonlinearities due to nonequilibrium carrier distributions and differ significantly from those observed in AlGaAs amplifiers.
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页码:1740 / 1742
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