Title :
Information velocity-in ultraslow and fast light media
Author :
Bigelow, Matthew S. ; Lepeshkin, Nick N. ; Boyd, Robert W.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Rochester Univ., NY
Abstract :
We consider the effect of large normal or anomalous dispersion on the information velocity. We also experimentally study how pulse shapes are distorted as the pulse bandwidth becomes comparable to the region of steep dispersion
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical dispersion; optical materials; optical pulse shaping; ruby; alexandrite crystal; anomalous dispersion; fast light media; information velocity; large normal dispersion; pulse bandwidth; pulse shapes; ruby crystal; steep dispersion; ultraslow light media;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
