Title :
Enhancing the Spectral Sensitivity and Resolution of Interferometers Using Slow-Light Media
Author :
Shi, Zhimin ; Boyd, Robert W. ; Gauthier, Daniel J. ; Dudley, C.C.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Rochester, Rochester
Abstract :
We demonstrate experimentally that the spectral sensitivity and resolution of an interferometer can be greatly enhanced by introducing a slow-light medium into it with an enhancement factor equal to the group index of the medium.
Keywords :
light interferometers; optical materials; refractive index; spectrometers; enhancement factor; group index; interferometer; slow-light medium; spectral resolution; spectral sensitivity; Biomedical optical imaging; Interferometers; Optical buffering; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Slow light; Spectroscopy; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453082
