The fast recovery dynamics of a quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifier
Erneux, Thomas; Viktorov, Evgeny A.; Mandel, Paul; Piwonski, Tomasz; Huyet, Guillaume; Houlihan, John
Date:
2009
Copyright:
© 2009 American Institute of Physics.This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. The following article appeared in Erneux, T., Viktorov, E. A., Mandel, P., Piwonski, T., Huyet, G. and Houlihan, J. (2009) 'The fast recovery dynamics of a quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifier', Applied Physics Letters, 94(11), pp. 113501 and may be found at http://aip.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/1.3098361
Citation:
Erneux, T., Viktorov, E. A., Mandel, P., Piwonski, T., Huyet, G. and Houlihan, J. (2009) 'The fast recovery dynamics of a quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifier', Applied Physics Letters, 94(11), pp. 113501. doi: 10.1063/1.3098361
Abstract:
We consider a rate equation model of a quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifier that takes into account carrier capture, escape, and Pauli blocking processes. We evaluate possible differences between phonon-assisted or Auger processes being dominant for recovery. An analytical solution which corresponds to phonon-assisted interaction is then used to accurately fit experimental recovery curves and allows an estimation of both the carrier capture and escape rates. (C) 2009 American Institute of Physics. (DOI: 10.1063/1.3098361)
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