Pulse-width-dependent subluminal and superluminal propagation in highly doped erbium fibers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1172-1179

  Arrieta Yánez, Francisco ^a   Cabrera Granado, Eduardo ^a   Ezquerro, José M ^a   Calderón, Oscar G ^a   Melle, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM;

BACKGROUND POWER; COHERENT POPULATION OSCILLATION; CONTINUOUS WAVE; ERBIUM FIBERS; LIGHT PULSE; PULSE DELAY; PULSE DISTORTION; SUBLUMINAL; SUPERLUMINAL PROPAGATION;

OPTICAL PUMPING;

EID: 79959190965     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.001172     Document Type: Article

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