Title :
Experimental demonstration of enhanced slow and fast light by forced coherent population oscillations in a SOA
Author :
Berger, Perrine ; Bourderionnet, Jérôme ; De Valicourt, Guilhem ; Brenot, Romain ; Bretenaker, Fabien ; Alouini, Mehdi ; Dolfi, Daniel
Author_Institution :
Thales Res. & Technol., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate enhanced slow and fast light at GHz frequencies by forced coherent population oscillations (CPOs) in a SOA. This opens the possibility to conceive a controllable RF phase shifter based on this set-up.
Keywords :
optical saturable absorption; semiconductor optical amplifiers; slow light; GHz frequencies; SOA; controllable RF phase shifter; fast light enhancement; forced coherent population oscillations; slow light enhancement; Frequency modulation; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Oscillators; Radio frequency; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2010 22nd IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5683-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2010.5642729
