Enhanced Gain in Photonic Crystal Amplifiers

Sara Ek; Elizaveta Semenova; Per Lunnemann Hansen; Kresten Yvind; Jesper Mørk

doi:10.1109/ICTON.2012.6253790

Enhanced Gain in Photonic Crystal Amplifiers

Sara Ek (Invited author), Elizaveta Semenova (Invited author), Per Lunnemann Hansen (Invited author), Kresten Yvind (Invited author), Jesper Mørk (Invited author)

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We experimentally demonstrate enhanced gain in the slow-light regime of quantum well photonic crystal amplifiers. A strong gain enhancement is observed with the increase of the group refractive index, due to light slow-down. The slow light enhancement is shown in a amplified spontaneous emission study of a 1 QW photonic crystal amplifier. Net gain is achieved which enables laser oscillation in photonic crystal micro cavities. The ability to freely tailor the dispersion in a semiconductor optical amplifier makes it possible to raise the optical gain considerably over a certain bandwidth. These results are promising for short and efficient semiconductor optical amplifiers. This effect will also benefit other devices, such as mode locked lasers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON)
Number of pages	4
Publication date	2012
ISBN (Print)	9781467322287
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON.2012.6253790
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	14th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON) - University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom Duration: 2 Jul 2012 → 5 Jul 2012 http://www.nit.eu/icton-2012

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Conference	14th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON)
Location	University of Warwick
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Coventry
Period	02/07/2012 → 05/07/2012
Internet address	http://www.nit.eu/icton-2012

Keywords

Photonic crystal
Semiconductor optical amplifier
Amplified spontaneous emission
Laser
Cavity resonators
Laser excitation
Optical waveguides
Slow light.

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