Title :
Enhanced gain in slow-light photonic crystal waveguides with embedded quantum dots
Author :
Ek, Sara ; Lunnemann, Per ; Semenova, Elizaveta S. ; Yvind, Kresten ; Mørk, Jesper
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Denmark Tech. Univ., Lyngby, Denmark
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate enhanced gain in the slow-light regime of quantum dot photonic crystal waveguide slabs. These are promising results for future compact devices for terabit/s communication, such as compact optical amplifiers and mode-locked lasers.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; semiconductor optical amplifiers; semiconductor quantum dots; slow light; embedded quantum dots; mode locked lasers; optical amplifiers; quantum dot photonic crystal waveguide slabs; slow light photonic crystal waveguides; Gain measurement; Materials; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Slow light; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194085
