Title :
Ultrahigh-Frequency Microwave Phase Shifts Mediated by Ultrafast Dynamics in Quantum-Dot Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers
Author :
Chen, Yaohui ; MØrk, Jesper
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
fDate :
6/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present a novel scheme to achieve tunable microwave phase shifts at frequencies exceeding 100 GHz based on wavelength conversion induced by high-speed cross-gain modulation in quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; microwave photonics; optical modulation; optical tuning; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; semiconductor quantum dots; high-speed cross-gain modulation; quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers; ultrafast dynamics; ultrahigh-frequency microwave phase shifts; wavelength conversion; Cross-gain modulation (XGM); quantum dot (QD); semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs); wavelength conversion;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2010.2047851
