Title :
Slow and fast light propagation in erbium-doped fiber
Author :
Lepeshkin, N.N. ; Schweinsberg, A. ; Bigelow, Matthew S. ; Gehring, G. ; Boyd, Robert W.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Rochester Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
We study propagation of light pulses and modulation in an Er-doped fiber in the regimes of anomalously slow and superluminal group velocities. The pulses experience either delay or advancement depending on the pump power.
Keywords :
erbium; light propagation; optical fibres; optical modulation; optical pumping; quantum optics; silicon compounds; SiO2:Er; erbium-doped silica fiber; fast light propagation; light pulse modulation; pump power; slow group velocity; slow light propagation; superluminal group velocity; Absorption; Equations; Erbium; Fast light; Frequency; Intensity modulation; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Stationary state;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548733
