Title :
Exploring carrier dynamics in semiconductors for slow light
Author :
Mork, J. ; Xue, W. ; Chen, Y. ; öhman, F. ; Kaer Nielsen, P. ; Nielsen, H. ; Nielsen, T.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
We give an overview of recent results on slow and fast light in active semiconductor waveguides. The cases of coherent population oscillations as well as electromagnetically induced transparency are covered, emphasizing the physics and fundamental limitations.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical saturable absorption; optical waveguides; self-induced transparency; semiconductors; slow light; CPO; carrier dynamics; coherent population oscillation; electromagnetically induced transparency; microwave photonics; semiconductor waveguide; slow light; Electromagnetic waveguides; Fast light; Frequency; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Semiconductor waveguides; Slow light; Tomography; (190.5970) Semiconductor nonlinear optics including MQW; (250.5980) Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
Conference_Location :
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2610-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2611-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771701
