Title :
Large signal modulation and distortion in a microwave phase shifter based on slow light in a semiconductor waveguide
Author :
Chen, Yaohui ; Öhman, Filip ; Mork, Jesper
Author_Institution :
COM.DTU Dept. of Commun., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
We model slow-light propagation in an active semiconductor waveguide in the large modulation depth regime. Distortion from higher harmonics is countered by filtering and the regenerating properties of the device further increase the modulation depth.
Keywords :
light propagation; microwave phase shifters; optical phase shifters; optical waveguides; active semiconductor waveguide; microwave phase shifter; signal distortion; signal modulation; slow-light propagation; Harmonic distortion; Microwave devices; Microwave propagation; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Phase distortion; Phase modulation; Phase shifters; Semiconductor waveguides; Slow light; (070.6020) Signal processing; (230.4320) Nonlinear optical devices;
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.2006.4627829
