• DocumentCode
    499227
  • Title

    Brillouin gross-gain modulation and 10−4c slow-light

  • Author

    Sternklar, Shmuel ; Sarid, Eyal ; Arditi, Tal ; Granot, Er´el

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Ariel Univ. Center of Samaria, Ariel, Israel
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We introduce a new method of achieving cross-gain modulation and slow light using the Brillouin nonlinearity in an optical fiber. We demonstrate approx. 10-4c group velocity using this technique with milliwatts of optical power.
  • Keywords
    Brillouin spectra; optical fibres; optical modulation; slow light; Brillouin cross-gain modulation; Brillouin nonlinearity; optical fiber; optical power; slow light; Amplitude modulation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Intensity modulation; Laser excitation; Modulation coding; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Phase modulation; (190.4223 ) Nonlinear Wave Mixing; (190.4370 ) Nonlinear Optics, Fibers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5224306