Title :
Simulation of nonlinear gain saturation in active Photonic crystal waveguides
Author :
Yaohui Chen ; Mork, Jesper
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
In this paper we present a theoretical analysis of slow-light enhanced traveling wave amplification in an active semiconductor Photonic crystal waveguides. The impact of group index on nonlinear modal gain saturation is investigated.
Keywords :
optical waveguides; photonic crystals; slow light; travelling wave amplifiers; active semiconductor photonic crystal waveguides; group index; nonlinear modal gain saturation; slow light; traveling wave amplification; Indexes; Mathematical model; Optical waveguide theory; Photonic crystals; Semiconductor waveguides; Gain saturation; Photonic crystal waveguides; Semiconductor Optical Amplifier; Slow light;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching (PS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ajaccio
