Title :
Slow and fast light using master-modulated injection-locked VCSELs
Author :
Zhao, Xiaoxue ; Zhou, Ye ; Change-Hasnain, Connie J. ; Hofmann, Werner ; Amann, Markus C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA
Abstract :
Slow and fast light are achieved using novel master-modulated injection-locked 1.55 mum VCSELs at room-temperature. We achieve a full RF phase change of 2pi at >10 GHz over a wide bandwidth ~8 GHz.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; slow light; surface emitting lasers; RF phase change; fast light; master-modulated injection-locked VCSEL; slow light; temperature 293 K to 298 K; wavelength 1.55 mum; Bandwidth; Fast light; Master-slave; Optical buffering; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Phase modulation; Radio frequency; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; (060.4080) Modulation; (140.3520) injection-locked; (250.7260) VCSELs; (999.9999) Slow Light;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628369
