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Slow and fast light in quantum dot based semiconductor optical amplifiers
Comptes Rendus. Physique, Slow-light: Fascinating physics or potential applications?, Volume 10 (2009) no. 10, pp. 1000-1007.

Recent progress in the field of quantum dot/dash based semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) for slow and fast light is discussed. Room temperature fast light has been obtained in InAs/InP QDash based SOAs by means of coherent population oscillation and four wave mixing (FWM) effects. Typical optical delays amount to 55 ps at 2 GHz. Growth optimization of the QDashes allowed us to achieve high modal gain, leading to very similar performances, e.g. gain and FWM efficiency, to those of a bulk SOA. A novel approach based on linear spectrograms is also introduced to measure the phase shift induced by wave mixing in an SOA.

Les progrès récents dans le domaine des amplificateurs optiques à semi-conducteurs (SOA) à base de boîtes/batônnets quantiques pour la lumière lente et rapide sont discutés. Une lumière rapide à température ambiante a été obtenue dans des SOA à batônnets quantiques InAs/InP par les phénomènes d'oscillation cohérente de population et de mélange à quatre ondes (FWM). Des valeurs typiques de retards optiques de 55 ps ont été obtenues à une fréquence de 2 GHz. L'optimisation de la croissance des batônnets quantiques permet d'obtenir un gain modal élevé, conduisant à des performances presque identiques, en termes de gain et d'efficacité FWM, à celles d'un SOA à matériau massif. Une nouvelle approche basée sur la technique des spectrogrammes linéaires est également introduite pour mesurer le déphasage induit par le mélange d'ondes dans un SOA.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2009.12.006
Keywords: Slow light, Semiconductor optical amplifier, Quantum dot, Nonlinear effects, Coherent population oscillation
Mots-clés : Lumière lente, Amplificateurs à semi-conducteurs, Boîte quantique, Effets non-linéaires, Oscillation cohérente de population

Anthony Martinez 1; J.-G. Provost 2; Guy Aubin 1; R. Brenot 2; J. Landreau 2; F. Lelarge 2; Abderrahim Ramdane 1

1 CNRS – laboratoire de photonique et de nanostructures, route de Nozay, 91460 Marcoussis, France
2 Alcatel–Thales III–V Lab, Joint lab of “Bell Labs” and “Thales Research and Technology”, route de Nozay, 91461 Marcoussis cedex, France
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Anthony Martinez; J.-G. Provost; Guy Aubin; R. Brenot; J. Landreau; F. Lelarge; Abderrahim Ramdane. Slow and fast light in quantum dot based semiconductor optical amplifiers. Comptes Rendus. Physique, Slow-light: Fascinating physics or potential applications?, Volume 10 (2009) no. 10, pp. 1000-1007. doi : 10.1016/j.crhy.2009.12.006. https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.1016/j.crhy.2009.12.006/

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