DocumentCode
2020879
Title
Four-fold reduction in the speed of light at practical power levels using Brillouin scattering in a 2-m Bismuth-oxide fiber
Author
Jaauregui, C. ; Ono, H. ; Petropoulos, P. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution
Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom, Email: cjm@orc.soton.ac.uk
fYear
2006
fDate
5-10 March 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
A 2-m long Bismuth-oxide-based highly-nonlinear fiber is used to generate Brillouin-assisted slow-light. Time delays of 46-ns and a four-fold reduction in the speed of light are achieved for 180-ns pulses with a CW pump power of just ~400-mW.
Keywords
Brillouin scattering; Delay effects; Frequency; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Probes;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN
1-55752-803-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2006.216038
Filename
1637069
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