Title :
Numerical study of slow light via stimulated Brillouin scattering in optical fibers
Author :
Zhu, Zhaoming ; Gauthier, Daniel J. ; Okawachi, Yoshitomo ; Gaeta, Alexander L. ; Schweinsberg, Aaron ; Boyd, Robert W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
Abstract :
We study numerically Stokes pulse propagation in a continuous-wave-pumped Brillouin fiber amplifier. Time delay and pulse broadening of the Stokes pulse are studied in the small-signal and saturation regimes.
Keywords :
delays; laser beams; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibres; optical pumping; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Stokes pulse propagation; continuous-wave-pumped Brillouin fiber amplifier; optical fibers; pulse broadening; saturation regimes; small-signal regimes; stimulated Brillouin scattering; time delay; Brillouin scattering; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical buffering; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Pulse amplifiers; Resonance light scattering; Slow light;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548957
