Title :
Alternative architectures for RF phase shifters and optical delay lines based on slow and fast light in SOAs
Author :
Berger, P. ; Bourderionnet, Jerome ; Dolfi, Daniel ; Alouini, Mohamed-Slim ; de Valicourt, G. ; Brenot, Romain ; Bretenaker, Fabien
Author_Institution :
Thales Res. & Technol., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
We show that forced coherent population oscillations (CPO) constitute an alternative set-up to conceive a controllable RF phase shifter, and that wave-mixing in SOAs opens the possibility to conceive optical tunable delay lines beyond the carrier lifetime limit.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical control; optical delay lines; optical phase shifters; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor optical amplifiers; slow light; SOA; carrier lifetime limit; coherent population oscillations; controllable RF phase shifter; fast light; optical tunable delay lines; slow light; wave-mixing; Frequency modulation; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Radio frequency; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2010 IEEE Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7824-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2010.5664183
