Meehan, A,Connelly, MJ,Panajotov, K,Sciamanna, M,Valle, A,Michalzik, R

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS AND LASER DYNAMICS VI

Enhancement of the Low-Frequency Response of a Reflective Semiconductor Optical Amplifier Slow Light-Based Microwave Phase Shifter by Forced Coherent Population Oscillations

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Reflective semiconductor optical amplifier slow light forced coherent population oscillations microwave phase shifter

The enhancement of the low frequency gain response of a microwave phase shifter based on slow light in a bulk reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA), by using forced coherent population oscillations (FCPO), is experimentally demonstrated. FCPO is achieved by simultaneously modulating the input optical power and bias current. The beat signal gain improvement ranges from 45 to 0 dB over a frequency range of 0.5 to 2.5 GHz, thereby improving the noise performance of the phase shifter. Tunable phase shifts of up to 40 degrees are possible over this frequency range.

10.1117/12.2051478