Title :
THz Tunable Slow Light in Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers
Author :
Sedgwick, F.G. ; Pesala, Bala ; Lin, Jui-Yen ; Ko, Wai Son ; Zhao, Xiaoxue ; Chang-Hasnain, C.J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California at Berkeley, Berkeley
Abstract :
We report tunable fractional delays up to 250% for lps pulses propagating through a 1.55mum semiconductor optical amplifier at room temperature. Tuning is accomplished either optically or electrically with low amplitude variation across entire range.
Keywords :
laser tuning; optical delay lines; semiconductor optical amplifiers; electrical tuning; optical tuning; room temperature; semiconductor optical amplifiers; temperature 293 K to 298 K; tunable fractional delay; tunable slow light; wavelength 1.55 mum; Fiber lasers; Optical attenuators; Optical control; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Slow light; Space vector pulse width modulation; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348748
