Title :
Slow light at high frequencies in an amplifying semiconductor waveguide
Author :
Öhman, Filip ; Yvind, Kresten ; Mørk, Jesper
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
We demonstrate slow-down of a modulated light signal in a semiconductor waveguide. Concatenated amplifying and absorbing sections simultaneously achieve both amplification and a controllable time delay at 15 GHz.
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; electroabsorption; optical modulation; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor optical amplifiers; slow light; waveguide lasers; amplifying semiconductor waveguide; concatenated absorbing section; concatenated amplifying section; controllable time delay; frequency 15 GHz; modulated light signal; saturable electro absorbers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; slow light; Delay effects; Electromagnetic waveguides; Frequency; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Semiconductor waveguides; Slow light; Stimulated emission; (070.6020) Signal processing; (250.5980) Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627828
