• DocumentCode
    2966693
  • Title

    Multiple-bits slow light by cascading semiconductor optical amplifiers in a loop configuration

  • Author

    Matsudaira, A. ; Nielsen, D. ; Pesala, B. ; Sedgwick, F.G. ; Chang-Hasnain, C.J. ; Chuang, S.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of ECE, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    2-15 Aug. 2008
  • Firstpage
    297
  • Lastpage
    298
  • Abstract
    We achieved slow light of 8.3 pulses of a 12-ps pulse in a series cascade of QW-SOAs in a loop configuration. The linear relationship between the number of optical passes through the SOA and time delay is experimentally demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    quantum well lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; slow light; QW-SOAs; cascading semiconductor optical amplifiers; multiple-bit slow light; optical passes; time delay; Band pass filters; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical buffering; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Oscilloscopes; Pulse measurements; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Shape measurement; Slow light;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2008. i-NOW 2008. International
  • Conference_Location
    Shonan Village
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2656-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/INOW.2008.4634551
  • Filename
    4634551