Dynamic frequency chirp properties of QD-SOAs

We experimentally show dynamic frequency chirp properties induced in a quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier (QD-SOA), for the first time. We also compare the dynamic chirp properties of the QD-SOA with those of a common SOA.

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