Slow and fast light in semiconductor quantum-well and quantum-dot devices

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4642-4654

  Chang Hasnain, Connie J ^a   Chuang, Shun Lien ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Coherent population oscillations (CPOs); Electroabsorption; Fast light; Four wave mixing (FWM); Quantum dots (QDs); Quantum optics; Quantum wells (QWs); Semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs); Slow light

Indexed keywords

FOUR WAVE MIXING; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

COHERENT POPULATION OSCILLATIONS (CPOS); ELECTROABSORPTION; FAST LIGHT; QUANTUM INFORMATION PROCESSING; SLOW LIGHT;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 33847667871     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.885767     Document Type: Review

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