Ultrafast gain and index dynamics in an InAs/InGaAsP quantum dot amplifier operating at 1.55 μm

A. J. Zilkie,J. Meier,Peter W. E. Smith,Mohammad Mojahedi,J. S. Aitchison,Philip J. Poole,C. Ni,Allen P. Barrios,Daniel Poitras

Ultrafast gain and index dynamics in an InAs/InGaAsP quantum dot amplifier operating at 1.55 μm

2006

A. J. Zilkie
J. Meier
Peter W. E. Smith
Mohammad Mojahedi
J. S. Aitchison
Philip J. Poole
C. Ni
Allen P. Barrios
Daniel Poitras

The gain and index dynamics of a QD amplifier operating at 1.55 mum are characterized via heterodyne pump-probe measurements with 150 fs resolution. A 13 ps gain recovery time was found, promising for all-optical signal processing.

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Ultrashort pulse
Amplifier
Gallium arsenide
Optics
Optical amplifier
Indexation
Quantum dot
Indium arsenide
Nonlinear optics
Physics
Heterodyne
Optoelectronics
Signal processing

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