• DocumentCode
    689928
  • Title

    Amplitude-invariant fast light in a semiconductor optical amplifier for microwave photonics

  • Author

    Chang, Matthew P. ; Prucnal, Paul R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We experimentally demonstrate tunable fast light in a semiconductor optical amplifier based on cross-gain modulation. Up to 60 ps amplitude-invariant time delay is achieved on a 500 MHz microwave signal.
  • Keywords
    laser beams; laser tuning; microwave photonics; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; amplitude-invariant fast light; amplitude-invariant time delay; cross-gain modulation; frequency 50 MHz; microwave photonics; microwave signal; semiconductor optical amplifier; time 60 ps; tunable fast light; Delays; Fast light; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6834318