Widely tunable optical delay generator

被引：5

作者：

Jamshidi, K. ^{[1
]}

Wiatrek, A. ^{[1
]}

Bersch, C. ^{[2
,3
]}

Onishchukov, G. ^{[2
]}

Leuchs, G. ^{[2
,3
]}

Schneider, T. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Hsch Telekommunikat, Inst Hochfrequenztech, D-04277 Leipzig, Germany

[2] Max Planck Inst Sci Light, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany

[3] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Inst Opt Informat & Photon, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 2010年 / 35卷 / 21期

关键词：

SLOW LIGHT; DISPERSION;

D O I：

10.1364/OL.35.003592

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We propose and demonstrate a method for quasi storage of light based on periodic spectral filtering realized in the time domain by amplitude modulation using frequency-to-time conversion. The delay can be tuned in a wide range by changing the frequency of an electrical modulation signal. In our experiments, the delay of single 2.5 ps pulses varied by 66 pulse widths. The technique works equally well for more complex optical data packets. Contrary to known approaches, the method has a very large spectral bandwidth and can be implemented by either fiber or integrated solutions using existing technologies. Because of the large bandwidth, fractional delays up to several tens of thousands of pulse widths can be achieved potentially for subpicosecond pulses, which is a tremendous value regarding the implementation simplicity. (C) 2010 Optical Society of America

引用

页码：3592 / 3594

页数：3

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