Title :
Slow-light in a 1300nm GaInNAs Vertical-Cavity Semiconductor Optical Amplifier
Author :
Laurand, Nicolas ; Calvez, Stephane ; Dawson, Martin D. ; Kelly, Anthony E.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics, Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow
Abstract :
We present experimental and theoretical investigations of slow light phenomenon in a 1300nm GaInNAs vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifier. Demonstration of tunable group delays between 25 and 100ps by gain change and their analysis are reported.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; nitrogen compounds; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1300 nm; GaInNAs; gain analysis; group delay tuning; slow light phenomenon; vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifier; Bandwidth; Delay; Fabry-Perot; Optical buffering; Optical reflection; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Slow light; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278798
