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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">The Optical Communications Research Group invites you to a seminar by Prof. Carlos Janer Jimenez.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">(Escuela Superior de Ingenieros,Universidad de Sevilla, Spain)</FONT>
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<BR><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Title: </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">Self-Assembled Quantum-Dot Physics for Semiconductor Optical Amplifier Fabrication</FONT></B>
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<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ie"><FONT COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial">Self assembled quantum dots may, in the near future, be the preferred technique to fabricate active photonic devices such as semiconductor lasers, semiconductor optical amplifiers and electro-absorption modulators. In this presentation, the fabrication process and physical properties of these new materials are reviewed, paying special attention to the optical and electronic properties (carrier transport, relaxation and dephasing processes). A simple rate equation model, suitable for semiconductor optical amplifier modelling, is deduced from the discussed electronic and optical properties.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ie"><FONT FACE="Arial">The seminar will take place on</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">Thursday 4</FONT><SUP></SUP><SUP><FONT FACE="Arial">th</FONT></SUP><FONT FACE="Arial"> February, at</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">2</FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial">pm, in C2-050.</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ie"><FONT FACE="Arial">If you have any questions regarding this seminar, please contact Michael Connelly</FONT> </SPAN>
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<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ie"><FONT FACE="Arial">Dr. Michael Connelly</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ie"><FONT FACE="Arial">Assistant Dean- Academic Affairs, Faculty of Science and Engineering,</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ie"><FONT FACE="Arial">Director: Optical Communications Research Group,</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ie"><FONT FACE="Arial">Dept. Electronic and Computer Engineering,</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ie"><FONT FACE="Arial">University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-ie"><FONT FACE="Arial">Tel: +353 61 202173</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-ie"><FONT FACE="Arial">Optical Communications Research Group website : </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="file://www.ece.ul.ie/research/ocrg/ocrg.htm"><SPAN LANG="en-ie"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ie"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">www.ece.ul.ie/research/ocrg/ocrg.htm</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ie"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-ie"></SPAN>
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