Self-consistent numerical modeling of gain and amplified spontaneous emission in semiconductor optical amplifiers

Jean Francois Palmier; Nicolas Trenado; Beatrice Dagens; V. Lapere

doi:10.1117/12.483609

25 July 2003 Self-consistent numerical modeling of gain and amplified spontaneous emission in semiconductor optical amplifiers

Jean Francois Palmier, Nicolas Trenado, Beatrice Dagens, V. Lapere

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Proceedings Volume 4986, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XI; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.483609
Event: Integrated Optoelectronics Devices, 2003, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

A numerical simulation of Semiconductor Optical amplifiers is proposed, which self-consistently solves the vertical transport and the bidirectional propagation for both coherent signals and amplified spontaneous emission. A realistic account of taper sections is obtained in deriving the confinement factor in all component sections. Microscopic equations are used, as far as possible, for both gain and spontaneous emission rates. With few adjustable parameters we nevertheless obtain a good fit to experimental data which remains stable with geometry and active material changes.

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Jean Francois Palmier, Nicolas Trenado, Beatrice Dagens, and V. Lapere "Self-consistent numerical modeling of gain and amplified spontaneous emission in semiconductor optical amplifiers", Proc. SPIE 4986, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XI, (25 July 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.483609

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