Title :
Four-fold reduction in the speed of light at practical power levels using Brillouin scattering in a 2-m Bismuth-oxide fiber
Author :
Jaauregui, C. ; Ono, H. ; Petropoulos, P. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom, Email: cjm@orc.soton.ac.uk
Abstract :
A 2-m long Bismuth-oxide-based highly-nonlinear fiber is used to generate Brillouin-assisted slow-light. Time delays of 46-ns and a four-fold reduction in the speed of light are achieved for 180-ns pulses with a CW pump power of just ~400-mW.
Keywords :
Brillouin scattering; Delay effects; Frequency; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.216038
