Title :
Group velocity of optical pulses in resonantly absorbing media
Author :
Fukui, Y. ; Furue, S. ; Nakayama, K. ; Kohmoto, T. ; Fukuda, Y. ; Kunitomo, M.
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Sci. & Technol., Kobe Univ., Japan
Abstract :
The propagation of femtosecond optical pulses in dye solutions is studied. The observed group delay of the transmitted pulses are compared with the new definition of the group velocity.
Keywords :
delays; dyes; high-speed optical techniques; light absorption; optical Kerr effect; optical materials; optical polarisers; resonant states; dye solutions; femtosecond optical pulse propagation; group delay; group velocity definition; optical pulse group velocity; resonantly absorbing media; transmitted pulses; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Propagation delay; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Resonance; Space vector pulse width modulation; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.970867
