• DocumentCode
    1472983
  • Title

    Ultrahigh-Frequency Microwave Phase Shifts Mediated by Ultrafast Dynamics in Quantum-Dot Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers

  • Author

    Chen, Yaohui ; MØrk, Jesper

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    6/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    935
  • Lastpage
    937
  • Abstract
    We present a novel scheme to achieve tunable microwave phase shifts at frequencies exceeding 100 GHz based on wavelength conversion induced by high-speed cross-gain modulation in quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; microwave photonics; optical modulation; optical tuning; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; semiconductor quantum dots; high-speed cross-gain modulation; quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers; ultrafast dynamics; ultrahigh-frequency microwave phase shifts; wavelength conversion; Cross-gain modulation (XGM); quantum dot (QD); semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs); wavelength conversion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2010.2047851
  • Filename
    5447812