Title :
Slow, superluminal and negative group velocity in optical fibres using stimulated Brillouin scattering
Author :
Thévenaz, Luc ; Song, Kwang-Yong ; Herraez, Miguel Gonzálz
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Nanophotonics & Metrol., EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
Active control of the group velocity in optical fibres is demonstrated, allowing long delays, faster-than-light propagation and even negative velocity, for which the peak of a pulse exits the fibre before entering the input end.
Keywords :
delays; light propagation; optical fibres; stimulated Brillouin scattering; velocity control; delays; faster-than-light propagation; negative group velocity; optical fibres; slow group velocity; stimulated Brillouin scattering; superluminal group velocity;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
