Patil, A.C.Venkitesh, D.Dexter, K.Anandarajah, P.Barry, L.P.2026-02-062011Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2011, Vol.8173, , p. -0277786Xhttps://doi.org/10.1117/12.897876https://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/33053Slow light generation through four wave mixing is experimentally investigated in a non-linear semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). The mechanism of slow-light generation is analyzed through gain saturation behavior of the SOA. The delay of the probe beam is controlled optically by pump-probe detuning. A delay of 260 ps is achieved for sinusoidal modulation at 0.5 GHz corresponding to a RF phase change of 0.26π. © 2011 SPIE.Four wave mixingSemiconductor optical amplifiersSlow light