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Investigation of polarization dependent gain dynamics in a bulk SOA

Kennedy, Brendan F. ORCID: 0000-0003-4782-0498, Philippe, Severine, Surre, Frederic, Reid, Douglas A., Bradley, Ann Louise ORCID: 0000-0002-9399-8628 and Landais, Pascal ORCID: 0000-0002-4807-0695 (2006) Investigation of polarization dependent gain dynamics in a bulk SOA. Optics Communications, 272 (2). pp. 490-495.

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Abstract

The polarization dependence of the gain dynamics in a bulk semiconductor optical amplifier is examined using two experimental setups. The first experimental investigation is based on four-wave mixing. Using a low-pass filter model it is possible to retrieve information on the polarization dependence of the linewidth enhancement factors and recovery timeframes associated with carrier density pulsation and carrier heating, respectively. These experimental results have been confirmed using a second setup. Linearly polarized pulses (2 ps) are launched into the same SOA as a function of the angle of injection. The propagated pulse is analyzed in the frequency and time domains using the frequency resolved optical gating technique. It is found that the SOA presents a polarization dependence when the device is in the non-linear regime.

Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:semiconductor optical amplifier; polarization; carrier heating; carrier density pulsation; frequency resolved optical gating technique
Subjects:Engineering > Optical communication
Physical Sciences > Photonics
Physical Sciences > Semiconductors
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Electronic Engineering
Research Initiatives and Centres > Research Institute for Networks and Communications Engineering (RINCE)
Publisher:Elsevier
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2006.10.088
Copyright Information:© 2006 Elsevier
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
Funders:Enterprise Ireland and the Science Foundation Ireland investigator programme.
ID Code:24836
Deposited On:21 Jul 2020 10:49 by Pascal Landais . Last Modified 28 Aug 2020 11:11

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