Title :
Amplitude-invariant fast light in a semiconductor optical amplifier for microwave photonics
Author :
Chang, Matthew P. ; Prucnal, Paul R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate tunable fast light in a semiconductor optical amplifier based on cross-gain modulation. Up to 60 ps amplitude-invariant time delay is achieved on a 500 MHz microwave signal.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser tuning; microwave photonics; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; amplitude-invariant fast light; amplitude-invariant time delay; cross-gain modulation; frequency 50 MHz; microwave photonics; microwave signal; semiconductor optical amplifier; time 60 ps; tunable fast light; Delays; Fast light; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
