Nonlinear Phenomena in Traveling-Wave Semiconductor Laser Amplifiers

Takaaki MUKAI; Tadashi SAITOH

Nonlinear Phenomena in Traveling-Wave Semiconductor Laser Amplifiers

Takaaki MUKAI, Tadashi SAITOH

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Nonlinear phenomena in semiconductor laser amplifiers are reviewed, in terms of gain saturation and four-wave mixing characteristics. Dominant nonlinearity in semiconductor laser amplifiers results from injected carrier-density change due to signal amplification. Signal gain saturation characteristics for single- and multi-channel CW input and pulse input signals are successfully described by treating the semiconductor laser gain medium as a homogeneously broadened system. Nearly degenerate four-wave mixing arising from injected carrier-density modulation is promising as a highly efficient optical nonlinear operation, suitable for frequency conversion. Operating conditions for suppressing/enhancing these nonlinear phenomena are also discussed in terms of amplifier saturation parameters and channel spacing.

Publication: IEICE TRANSACTIONS on transactions Vol.E73-E No.1 pp.46-52

Publication Date: 1990/01/25

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Type of Manuscript: Special Section INVITED PAPER (Special Issue on International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication)

Category: Optical Semiconductor Devices and OEICs

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Takaaki MUKAI
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Takaaki MUKAI, Tadashi SAITOH, "Nonlinear Phenomena in Traveling-Wave Semiconductor Laser Amplifiers" in IEICE TRANSACTIONS on transactions, vol. E73-E, no. 1, pp. 46-52, January 1990, doi: .
Abstract: Nonlinear phenomena in semiconductor laser amplifiers are reviewed, in terms of gain saturation and four-wave mixing characteristics. Dominant nonlinearity in semiconductor laser amplifiers results from injected carrier-density change due to signal amplification. Signal gain saturation characteristics for single- and multi-channel CW input and pulse input signals are successfully described by treating the semiconductor laser gain medium as a homogeneously broadened system. Nearly degenerate four-wave mixing arising from injected carrier-density modulation is promising as a highly efficient optical nonlinear operation, suitable for frequency conversion. Operating conditions for suppressing/enhancing these nonlinear phenomena are also discussed in terms of amplifier saturation parameters and channel spacing.
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