Title :
Measured signal and group velocity for an optical pulse propagating through a GaAs cavity
Author :
Centini, M. ; D´Aguanno, G. ; Sibilia, C. ; Bertolotti, M. ; Bloemer, M. ; Myneni, K. ; Scalora, M.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Energetica, Rome Univ., Italy
Abstract :
We present measurements of the signal and group velocities for chirped optical pulses propagating through a GaAs cavity. Even when measured group velocity becomes negative the measured signal velocity is always less than c/n.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; chirp modulation; gallium arsenide; optical modulation; optical resonators; GaAs; GaAs cavity; chirped optical pulses; group velocity; optical pulse propagation; signal velocity; Chirp; Delay effects; Detectors; Gallium arsenide; Noise level; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Signal detection; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238335
