Abstract
We present theoretical and experimental results on the propagation of ultrashort pulses in quantum-dot (QD) laser amplifiers. The propagation time of the light pulses is controlled by the pulse itself (self-induced speed control) or by injection of a second pump pulse (external speed control). Our simulations on the basis of spatially and temporally resolved QD Maxwell-Bloch equations reveal that the excitation and relaxation dynamics induced by the propagating pulse or a pump pulse within the active charge carrier system leads to a complex gain and index dynamics that may either speed up or slow down the propagating light pulse. The physical effects allowing for the dynamic speed control could be ascribed to complex (coherent and incoherent) level dynamics leading to dynamic gain saturation and index dispersion. The dependence of the propagation time on injection current density and pulse energy is discussed. The numerical results of pulse reshaping and propagation times in the gain and absorptions regime are compared to experimental results
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