Based on extensive numerical calculations, quantum-dot (QD) amplifiers are predicted to
offer higher output power and lower noise figure compared to bulk as well as quantum well …

The phase dynamics that occur in bulk InGaAsP-InP semiconductor optical amplifiers
(SOAs) in response to picosecond pulse excitations at 10 and 40 GHz are studied …

In this paper, we present a numerical model to study counter pulse propagation in
semiconductor optical amplifiers. An improved finite-difference beam propagation method …

A general time-domain transfer matrix model is presented which is able to handle waves
perturbed by a locally uniform medium and which is particularly well adapted to equivalent …

In this paper, a numerical model of Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOA) is
experimentally validated in terms of the Alpha Factor (α_H) and the Four-Wave Mixing …

Reflection and Rayleigh backscattering-induced interferometric crosstalk in a link employing
a reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA) may cause significant power penalty …

A novel architecture to implement an all-optical AND gate that relies on the use of a bulk
semiconductor optical amplifier-based active Mach-Zehnder interferometer and the turbo …

We present experimental investigations of the dynamical properties of semiconductor optical
amplifiers (SOAs) and their impacts in all-optical signal processing using SOAs. We …

We perform a theoretical investigation of two modeling approaches for the amplified
spontaneous emission (ASE) noise of a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), namely a …

Two variations of the active Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) that incorporate the recently
proposed turbo-switch effect are introduced to carry out three key functionalities in …