Title :
Slow and fast light effects in semiconductor waveguides for applications in microwave photonics
Author :
Mork, Jesper ; Öhman, Filip ; Xue, Weiqi ; Chen, Yaohui ; Blaaberg, Søren ; Sales, Salvador
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
fDate :
Sept. 9 2008-Oct. 3 2008
Abstract :
We review the physics of slow and fast light effects in semiconductor waveguides. Different schemes for achieving optically or electronically controlled phase shifts are introduced and explained.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical materials; optical phase shifters; optical waveguides; semiconductor materials; slow light; electronically controlled phase shifts; fast light effects; microwave photonics; optically controlled phase shifts; semiconductor waveguides; slow light effects; Fast light; Frequency; Microwave photonics; Optical buffering; Optical control; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Semiconductor waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave photonics, 2008. jointly held with the 2008 asia-pacific microwave photonics conference. mwp/apmp 2008. international topical meeting on
Conference_Location :
Gold Coast, Qld
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2168-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2169-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2008.4666699
