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Thermal profiling: locating the onset of gain saturation in semiconductor optical amplifiers

Luerssen et al., 2004

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12637368939926371353
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Luerssen D
Ram R
Hohl-AbiChedid A
Clausen E
Hudgings J
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IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

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Spatially resolved thermal profiling of a semiconductor optical amplifier enables measurement of the gain and saturation characteristics without recourse to direct optical measurements. We observe the spatial onset of gain saturation, quantify both the saturated …
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