• DocumentCode
    3123961
  • Title

    Slow-light in a 1300nm GaInNAs Vertical-Cavity Semiconductor Optical Amplifier

  • Author

    Laurand, Nicolas ; Calvez, Stephane ; Dawson, Martin D. ; Kelly, Anthony E.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Photonics, Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    Oct. 2006
  • Firstpage
    20
  • Lastpage
    21
  • Abstract
    We present experimental and theoretical investigations of slow light phenomenon in a 1300nm GaInNAs vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifier. Demonstration of tunable group delays between 25 and 100ps by gain change and their analysis are reported.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; nitrogen compounds; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1300 nm; GaInNAs; gain analysis; group delay tuning; slow light phenomenon; vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifier; Bandwidth; Delay; Fabry-Perot; Optical buffering; Optical reflection; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Slow light; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, QC, Canada
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9555-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0-7803-9555-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2006.278798
  • Filename
    4054035