DocumentCode
3015381
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
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453181
Filename
4453181
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