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Nonlinear carrier dynamics in a quantum dash optical amplifier

Hansen, Per Lunnemann, Ek, Sara, Kresten Yvind, Rozenn Piron, Jesper Mørk

Published Jan 1, 2012• 7 citations
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Abstract

The results of experimental pump–probe spectroscopy of a quantum dash optical amplifier biased at transparency are presented. Using strong pump pulses we observe competition between free carrier absorption and two-photon-induced stimulated emission that can have drastic effects on the transmission dynamics. Thus, both an enhancement as well as a suppression of the transmission can be observed even when the amplifier is biased at transparency. A simple theoretical model taking into account two-photon absorption and free carrier absorption is presented that shows good agreement with the measurements.

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The results of experimental pump–probe spectroscopy of a quantum dash optical amplifier biased at transparency are presented. Using strong pump pulses we observe competition between free carrier absorption and two-photon-induced stimulated emission that can have drastic effects on the transmission dynamics. Thus, both an enhancement as well as a suppression of the transmission can be observed even when the amplifier is biased at transparency. A simple theoretical model taking into account two-photon absorption and free carrier absorption is presented that shows good agreement with the measurements.
Results of experimental pump-probe spectroscopy of a quantum dash optical amplifier biased at transparency are presented. Using strong pump pulses we observe a competition between free carrier absorption and two-photon induced stimulated emission that can have drastic effects on the transmission dynamics. Thus, both enhancement as well as suppression of the transmission can be observed even when the amplifier is biased at transparency. A simple theoretical model taking into account two-photon absorption and free carrier absorption is presented that shows good agreement with the measurements.
We describe a unique phenomenon occurring in InAs/InP quantum dash amplifiers: a nearly instantaneous gain response taking place across the entire inhomogeneously broadened gain spectrum. The phenomenon is induced by a 100–150 fs pulse and is observable using multiwavelength pump probe measurements. Large bias levels and an intense pump pulse are imperative for enacting the ultrafast mechanism which is due to a combination of the gain inhomogeneity, nonlinear two photon absorption and the quantum wirelike density of state function.
The dynamics of ultrashort pulses propagating in a quantum dot amplifier is determined by a complex nonlinear coupling and dynamic interplay of light fields and carriers in the spatially inhomogeneous quantum dot ensemble. Computational modeling shows that in spite of the large complexity the strong localization of the carrier inversion and the low amplitude phase coupling may allow the amplification and transmission of ultrahort light pulses with minimum deterioration of the pulse properties (e.g. pulse shape, duration). The theoretical description is based on spatially resolved Quantum Dot Maxwell-Bloch equations that describe the spatio-temporal light field and inter-/intra-level carrier dynamics in each quantum dot of a typical quantum dot ensemble. In particular, this includes spontaneous luminescence, counterpropagation of amplified spontaneous emission and induced recombination as well as carrier diffusion in the wetting layer of the laser. Intradot scattering via emission and absorption of phonons, as well as the scattering with the carriers and phonons of the surrounding wetting layer are dynamically included on a mesoscopic level. Spatial fluctuations in size and energy levels of the quantum dots and irregularities in the spatial distribution of the quantum dots in the active layer are simulated via statistical methods. Simulation results of the nonlinear pulse propagation in quantum dot optical amplifiers allow visualization and interpretation of fundamental nonlinear processes such as selective depletion and re-filling of quantum dot energy levels leading to a complex gain and index dynamics that affect the amplitude and phase of a propagating light pulse. Computational modelling thus may lay the foundation for an optimization and tayloring of pulse properties.