Slowing of pulses to c/10 with subwatt power levels and low latency using Brillouin amplification in a bismuth-oxide optical fiber
Slowing of pulses to c/10 with subwatt power levels and low latency using Brillouin amplification in a bismuth-oxide optical fiber
We report the generation of slow light using Brillouin amplification in a short length of highly nonlinear bismuth-oxide fiber. By using just 2m of fiber, we demonstrate a five-fold reduction in group velocity for ~200ns pulses, which we believe to be a record for a slow-light propagation in an optical fiber. Moreover, by virtue of the high nonlinearity per unit length of this fiber, we achieve this at a very modest pump power level of just ~400mW and with a low inherent device latency of 14ns. These results highlight both the merits and practicality of using high nonlinearity nonsilica fibers for slow-light devices.
nonlinear optical fibers, scattering, slow light, stimulated brillouin scattering (SBS)
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Jáuregui Misas, César
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Petropoulos, P.
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Richardson, D.J.
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26 March 2007
Jáuregui Misas, César
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Petropoulos, P.
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Richardson, D.J.
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Jáuregui Misas, César, Petropoulos, P. and Richardson, D.J.
(2007)
Slowing of pulses to c/10 with subwatt power levels and low latency using Brillouin amplification in a bismuth-oxide optical fiber.
IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, 25 (1), .
(doi:10.1109/JLT.2006.887185).
Abstract
We report the generation of slow light using Brillouin amplification in a short length of highly nonlinear bismuth-oxide fiber. By using just 2m of fiber, we demonstrate a five-fold reduction in group velocity for ~200ns pulses, which we believe to be a record for a slow-light propagation in an optical fiber. Moreover, by virtue of the high nonlinearity per unit length of this fiber, we achieve this at a very modest pump power level of just ~400mW and with a low inherent device latency of 14ns. These results highlight both the merits and practicality of using high nonlinearity nonsilica fibers for slow-light devices.
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Published date: 26 March 2007
Keywords:
nonlinear optical fibers, scattering, slow light, stimulated brillouin scattering (SBS)
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/46870
ISSN: 0733-8724
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