Abstract
Submonolayer quantum dots promise to combine the beneficial features of zero- and two-dimensional carrier confinement. To explore their potential with respect to all-optical signal processing, we investigate the amplitude-phase coupling (α-parameter) in semiconductor optical amplifiers based on InAs/GaAs submonolayer quantum dots in ultrafast pump-probe experiments. Lateral coupling provides an efficient carrier reservoir and gives rise to a large α-parameter. Combined with a high modal gain and an ultrafast gain recovery, this makes the submonolayer quantum dots an attractive gain medium for nonlinear optical signal processing.
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