• DocumentCode
    3013551
  • 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
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453082
  • Filename
    4453082
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3013551