DocumentCode
499233
Title
A 10 GHz optoelectronic oscillator continuously tunable by an intra cavity SOA based slow light element
Author
Shumakher, Evgeny ; Dúill, Seán Ó ; Eisenstein, Gadi
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We describe the use of a semiconductor optical amplifier as an intra cavity, continuous phase tuning element in an optoelectronic oscillator. A tuning range larger than 3 MHz is demonstrated in a 10 GHz oscillator.
Keywords
laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; semiconductor optical amplifiers; slow light; continuous phase tuning element; frequency 10 GHz; intra cavity SOA based-slow light element; optoelectronic oscillator; semiconductor optical amplifier; Laser tuning; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical tuning; Oscillators; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Slow light; Stimulated emission; (060.2320) Fiber optic, amplifier and oscillators; (250.5980) Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
Filename
5224312
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