Quantum-Dot Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers: State Space Model versus Rate Equation Model

<table>The energy band diagram of the active region of the QD-SOA. The energy separations of the QD electron and hole states are 70 meV and 10 meV, respectively. The radiative transitions are shown in the figure.</table>

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Figure 2: Quantum-Dot Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers: State Space Model versus Rate Equation Model 