Amplification, absorption, and lossless propagation of femtosecond pulses in semiconductor amplifiers

A. Knorr; R. Binder; E. M. Wright; S. W. Koch

doi:10.1364/OL.18.001538

Amplification, absorption, and lossless propagation of femtosecond pulses in semiconductor amplifiers

A. Knorr, R. Binder, E. M. Wright, S. W. Koch

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Light propagation in semiconductor amplifiers is investigated numerically for femtosecond pulses whose frequency spectra are fully inside the gain region. Whereas amplification is observed for low-intensity pulses, lossless propagation and even pulse absorption are found for large input intensities. These novel features arise from the competition between amplifying and absorbing states in the semiconductor continuum.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1538-1540
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics letters
Volume	18
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.18.001538
State	Published - Sep 15 1993

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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