Broadband Brillouin slow light based on multifrequency phase modulation in optical fibers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Dong, Yongkang ^a   Lu, Zhiwei ^a   Li, Qiang ^a   Liu, Yingfan ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL FIBERS; PHASE MODULATION; SLOW LIGHT; SPECTROSCOPY; WATER VAPOR;

BRILLOUIN; BRILLOUIN GAIN SPECTRUM; FREQUENCY COMPONENTS; FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCIES; MODULATION SIGNALS; MULTI FREQUENCY; ODD HARMONICS; SPECTRAL LINE;

MODULATION;

EID: 59949092934     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.00C109     Document Type: Article

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