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Further steady-state measurements of linear gain, refractive index, and linewidth enhancement factor due to optical and electrical pumping are shown for Fabry-Perot lasers and semiconductor optical amplifiers. Gain spectra with and without an optical pump are measured; theoretical fits to the data and predicted carrier densities are obtained using a many-body gain model. The modulation response due to optical pumping at 1.3 mum wavelength is compared with the electrical response in order to remove the influence of electrical parasitics. The temperature dependence of the modulation response of a DFB quantum-well laser is examined by extracting the temperature-dependent differential gain, injection efficiency, carrier lifetime, and other temperature-dependent factors. To study the cross-gain modulation response, a new rate equation model is developed for cross-gain modulation with an optical pump at 1.48 mum and 1.538 mum. 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