On the balance between delay, bandwidth and signal distortion in slow light systems based on stimulated Brillouin scattering in optical fibers

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 43-50

  Shumakher, E ^a   Orbach, N ^a   Nevet, A ^a   Dahan, D ^a   Eisenstein, G ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; LIGHT; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL PUMPING; SIGNAL DISTORTION; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

INPUT SIGNALS; LIGHT SYSTEMS; PUMP MODULATION;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 33745477979     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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