Title :
Controlling the speed of light in semiconductor waveguides: Physics and applications
Author :
Mørk, Jesper ; Xue, Weiqi ; Chen, Yaohui ; Blaaberg, Søren ; Sales, Salvador ; Capmany, José
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We review the physics of slow and fast light effects in semiconductor optical waveguides. Recent experimental and theoretical results on enhancing the phase shift using optical filtering are presented and applications in microwave photonics are discussed.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical filters; optical waveguides; slow light; velocity control; fast light effect; light speed control; microwave photonics; optical filtering; phase shift enhancement; semiconductor optical waveguides; slow light effect; Fast light; Filtering; Lighting control; Microwave filters; Microwave photonics; Optical filters; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Physics; Semiconductor waveguides; (190.5970) Semiconductor nonlinear optics including MQW; (250.5980) Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
