Tunable spectral range slow light interferometer based on the temperature characteristics of semiconductor GaAs

A method based on the temperature dependence of optical property of semiconductor GaAs is provided to improve the spectral performance of a slow light interferometer, and its effect on the sensitivity of the slow light interferometer is also discussed. We theoretically demonstrate that the method en...

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Published in:Journal of physics. D, Applied physics Applied physics, 2010-12, Vol.43 (50), p.505104-505104
Main Authors: Zhang, Yundong, Cai, Yuanxue, Dang, Boshi, Wang, Jinfang, Wu, Hao, Yuan, Ping
Format: Article
Language:English
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Exact sciences and technology
Gallium arsenide
Gallium arsenides
Instruments, apparatus, components and techniques common to several branches of physics and astronomy
Interferometers
Optical instruments, equipment and techniques
Optical properties
Performance enhancement
Physics
Semiconductors
Spectra
Temperature dependence
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Summary:A method based on the temperature dependence of optical property of semiconductor GaAs is provided to improve the spectral performance of a slow light interferometer, and its effect on the sensitivity of the slow light interferometer is also discussed. We theoretically demonstrate that the method ensures that the interferometer has a wide spectral range and high sensitivity simultaneously. This result also provides a viable method that can be extended to the whole spectral region.
ISSN:0022-3727
1361-6463
DOI:10.1088/0022-3727/43/50/505104