Title :
Tunable propagation delay of femtosecond pulses in a quantum-dot optical amplifier at room temperature
Author :
van der Poel, M. ; Mork, J. ; Hvam, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center COM, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
Optically induced dispersion over a large bandwidth of 2.6 THz is used to slow or speed up a 150 fs pulse in a quantum-dot optical amplifier. A group refractive index change of 4*10-3 is observed
Keywords :
delays; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; laser tuning; optical dispersion; quantum dot lasers; refractive index; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 150 fs; 2.6 THz; SOA; femtosecond pulses; group refractive index change; optical pulses; optically induced dispersion; quantum-dot optical amplifier; tunable propagation delay; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Propagation delay; Pulse amplifiers; Quantum dots; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Temperature; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549170
