Title :
Pulse broadening or compression in fast-light pulse propagation through an erbium-doped fiber amplifier
Author :
Shin, Heedeuk ; Schweinsberg, Aaron ; Gehring, George ; Schwertz, Katie ; Chang, Hye Jeong ; Park, Q-Han ; Gauthier, Daniel J. ; Boyd, Robert W.
Author_Institution :
The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, New York 14627 USA
Abstract :
Pulse broadening or compression in an Er3+-doped fiber amplifier is observed, and explained by gain recovery and pulse spectrum broadening effects. Maximal pulse advancement and minimal pulse distortion are obtained by optimizing these competing effects.
Keywords :
Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Metastasis; Optical distortion; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse measurements; Space vector pulse width modulation; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431754
