Acceleration of carrier lifetime in gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers
A new method to accelerate the carrier lifetime in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) is experimentally demonstrated. The four-wave mixing (FWM) effect is induced without recourse to external optical light sources. A pair of fiber Bragg gratings is utilized to generate pre-spectral sliced seed...
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| author | Mahdi, Mohd Adzir Kharraz, Osayd M. Supa'at, Abu Sahmah M. Abas, Ahmad Fauzi Alresheedi, Mohammed Thamer |
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| description | A new method to accelerate the carrier lifetime in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) is experimentally demonstrated. The four-wave mixing (FWM) effect is induced without recourse to external optical light sources. A pair of fiber Bragg gratings is utilized to generate pre-spectral sliced seed light channels as FWM inputs, by reflecting the backward amplified spontaneous emission from the SOA in a gain-clamped configuration. The theory predicts a three times shorter carrier lifetime, compared to coherent inputs in a travelling-wave arrangement. Furthermore, this method can be a more accurate measure of the nonlinear parameters of SOAs rather than conventional techniques, owing to the polarization-independent nature of the corresponding incoherent products. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-730292020-11-27T20:31:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73029/ Acceleration of carrier lifetime in gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers Mahdi, Mohd Adzir Kharraz, Osayd M. Supa'at, Abu Sahmah M. Abas, Ahmad Fauzi Alresheedi, Mohammed Thamer A new method to accelerate the carrier lifetime in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) is experimentally demonstrated. The four-wave mixing (FWM) effect is induced without recourse to external optical light sources. A pair of fiber Bragg gratings is utilized to generate pre-spectral sliced seed light channels as FWM inputs, by reflecting the backward amplified spontaneous emission from the SOA in a gain-clamped configuration. The theory predicts a three times shorter carrier lifetime, compared to coherent inputs in a travelling-wave arrangement. Furthermore, this method can be a more accurate measure of the nonlinear parameters of SOAs rather than conventional techniques, owing to the polarization-independent nature of the corresponding incoherent products. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73029/1/OPTICAL.pdf Mahdi, Mohd Adzir and Kharraz, Osayd M. and Supa'at, Abu Sahmah M. and Abas, Ahmad Fauzi and Alresheedi, Mohammed Thamer (2018) Acceleration of carrier lifetime in gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers. IEEE Photonics Journal, 10 (5). art. no. 7104613. pp. 1-13. ISSN 1943-0647; ESSN: 1943-0655 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=8425707 10.1109/JPHOT.2018.2863254 |
| spellingShingle | Mahdi, Mohd Adzir Kharraz, Osayd M. Supa'at, Abu Sahmah M. Abas, Ahmad Fauzi Alresheedi, Mohammed Thamer Acceleration of carrier lifetime in gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers |
| title | Acceleration of carrier lifetime in gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers |
| title_full | Acceleration of carrier lifetime in gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers |
| title_fullStr | Acceleration of carrier lifetime in gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acceleration of carrier lifetime in gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers |
| title_short | Acceleration of carrier lifetime in gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers |
| title_sort | acceleration of carrier lifetime in gain clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73029/1/OPTICAL.pdf |
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