Femtosecond gain dynamics in InGaAsP optical amplifiers

K. L. Hall, J. Mark, Erich P. Ippen, G. Eisenstein

Applied Physics Letters · 1990 · 159 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

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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