Title :
Ultra High Bandwidth THz Tunable Delays using Cascaded Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers
Author :
Pesala, Bala ; Sedgwick, F.G. ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California at Berkeley, Berkeley
Abstract :
Tunable delays at THz bandwidths can be achieved using ultra-fast non-linearities in semiconductor optical amplifiers. In this paper, we report electrically controllable fractional delays of 330% for 600 fs pulses propagating through two cascaded semiconductor optical amplifiers.
Keywords :
delays; high-speed optical techniques; laser tuning; microwave photonics; nonlinear optics; optical hole burning; semiconductor optical amplifiers; cascaded semiconductor optical amplifiers; electrically controllable fractional delays; pulses propagation; spectral hole; time 600 fs; ultra high bandwidth THz tunable delays; ultra-fast SOA nonlinearities; wavelength 1.55 mum; Bandwidth; Heating; Optical scattering; Probes; Propagation delay; Pulse measurements; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Slow light; Space vector pulse width modulation; Velocity control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453181
