Title :
Cancellation of pulse walk-off in Raman amplifiers via slow light
Author :
Fanjoux, Gil ; Sylvestre, Thibaut
Author_Institution :
Dept. d´´Opt. PM Duffieux, Univ. de Franche-Comte, Besancon
Abstract :
We theoretically demonstrate in an optical fibre system that Raman pulse walk-off can be cancelled by Raman-induced slow light, leading to group-velocity matching and to an enhanced Raman gain efficiency.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; laser beams; optical fibre amplifiers; slow light; Raman amplifiers; Raman gain efficiency; Raman-induced slow light; group-velocity matching; optical fibre system; pulse walk-off cancellation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Slow light; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729407
