Silicon Raman Amplifiers in the Limit of Zero Free-Carrier Lifetime

Silicon Raman Amplifiers in the Limit of Zero

H. Renner,
Silicon Raman Amplifiers in the Limit of Zero Free-Carrier Lifetime
4th International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP), Tokyo, Japan, 19-21 September (Paper WP30), (2007)

Abstract: Optimal lengths are given for silicon-waveguide Raman amplifiers assuming the free-carrier lifetime has been reduced to zero. For large pump powers the optimal length approaches an asymptotic upper limit, while the total gain grows unlimitedly.

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