DocumentCode
3194698
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
fYear
2010
fDate
26-30 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
105
Lastpage
106
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2010 22nd IEEE International
Conference_Location
Kyoto
ISSN
0899-9406
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5683-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISLC.2010.5642729
Filename
5642729
Link To Document