DocumentCode
2794275
Title
Pulse broadening or compression in fast-light pulse propagation through an erbium-doped fiber amplifier
Author
Shin, Heedeuk ; Schweinsberg, Aaron ; Gehring, George ; Schwertz, Katie ; Chang, Hye Jeong ; Park, Q-Han ; Gauthier, Daniel J. ; Boyd, Robert W.
Author_Institution
The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, New York 14627 USA
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Pulse broadening or compression in an Er3+-doped fiber amplifier is observed, and explained by gain recovery and pulse spectrum broadening effects. Maximal pulse advancement and minimal pulse distortion are obtained by optimizing these competing effects.
Keywords
Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Metastasis; Optical distortion; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse measurements; Space vector pulse width modulation; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431754
Filename
4431754
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