Title :
Pulse propagation speed measurement in solid state Raman shifter
Author :
Lee, K. ; Lawandy, N.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Brown Univ., Providence, RI, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We report some evidence for the first time for slow pulse propagation through a transparent solid state crystal with Raman gain due to 1.06 /spl mu/m pumping. This effect may possibly be used as an effective optical pulse delay generator which can be used for signals in the 1.5 /spl mu/m communication band when pumped with 1.3 /spl mu/m, since no resonance is involved in this phenomenon.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; barium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical pumping; 1.06 /spl mu/m pumping; 1.06 mum; 1.3 mum; 1.5 mum; Ba(NO/sub 3/)/sub 2/; Raman gain; communication band; optical pulse delay generator; pulse propagation speed measurement; slow pulse propagation; solid state Raman shifter; transparent solid state crystal; Delay effects; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Resonance; Signal generators; Solid state circuits; Stimulated emission; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1999. QELS '99. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-576-X
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.1999.807528
