Title :
Waveguide induced spectral bandwidth enhancement of slow light group index caused by stimulated Brillouin scattering in optical fiber
Author :
Kovalev, Valeri I. ; Harrison, Robert G. ; Knight, Jonathan C. ; Kotova, Nadezhda E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh
Abstract :
We show that the spectral bandwidth of slow light systems based on stimulated Brillioun scattering in optical fibers can be massively increased by waveguide induced spectral broadening, to a telecom-scale value of ges10 Gb/s.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibres; spectral line broadening; stimulated Brillouin scattering; fiber telecom technology; optical fiber; slow light devices; slow light group index; stimulated Brillouin scattering; waveguide induced spectral bandwidth enhancement; waveguide induced spectral broadening; wavelength insensitivity; Bandwidth; Brillouin scattering; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical buffering; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Resonance light scattering; Slow light; Telecommunications; (060.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (290.5900) scattering, stimulated Brillouin;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
