Is the statistics of an amplified optical pulse in nonlinear semiconductor optical amplifiers gaussian?

Alberto Bilenca, Gadi Eisenstein

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Abstract

The Fokker-Planck approach is used to study the statistics of optical pulses propagating in semiconductor optical amplifiers where spontaneous emission dominates. The electric field is non-Gaussian for moderate and deep saturation levels.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2006
PublisherOptical Society of America
ISBN (Print)1557528136, 9781557528131
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2006
Externally publishedYes
EventConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2006 - Long Beach, CA, United States
Duration: 21 May 200621 May 2006

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Conference

ConferenceConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2006
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLong Beach, CA
Period21/05/0621/05/06

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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