SHORT PULSE GAIN SATURATION IN INGAASP DIODE-LASER AMPLIFIERS

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LAI, Y [1 ]
HALL, KL [1 ]
IPPEN, EP [1 ]
EISENSTEIN, G [1 ]
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[1] TECHNION ISRAEL INST TECHNOL,DEPT ELECT ENGN,IL-32000 HAIFA,ISRAEL
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10.1109/68.60768
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The saturation behavior of InGaAsP optical amplifiers is studied for input pulsewidths of 15 ps and 150 fs. The measured output saturation energies are 150 and 40 fJ, respectively. A simple rate equation model based on pump-probe results predicts the observed pulsewidth-dependent saturation behavior. © 1990 IEEE
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