Reducing pulse distortion in fast-light pulse propagation through an erbium-doped fiber amplifier

Heedeuk Shin; Aaron Schweinsberg; George Gehring; Katie Schwertz; Hye Jeong Chang; Robert W. Boyd; Q. Han Park; Daniel J. Gauthier

doi:10.1364/OL.32.000906

Reducing pulse distortion in fast-light pulse propagation through an erbium-doped fiber amplifier

Heedeuk Shin, Aaron Schweinsberg, George Gehring, Katie Schwertz, Hye Jeong Chang, Robert W. Boyd, Q. Han Park, Daniel J. Gauthier

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Abstract

When a pulse superposed on a cw background propagates through an erbium-doped fiber amplifier with a negative group velocity, either pulse broadening or pulse compression can be observed. These effects can be explained in terms of two competing mechanisms: gain recovery and pulse spectrum broadening. The distortion of the pulse shape caused by these effects depends on input pulse width, pump power, and background-to-pulse power ratio. With the proper choice of these three parameters, we can obtain significant pulse advancement with minimal pulse distortion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	906-908
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	32
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.32.000906
Publication status	Published - 2007 Apr 15

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Shin, H., Schweinsberg, A., Gehring, G., Schwertz, K., Chang, H. J., Boyd, R. W., Park, Q. H., & Gauthier, D. J. (2007). Reducing pulse distortion in fast-light pulse propagation through an erbium-doped fiber amplifier. Optics Letters, 32(8), 906-908. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.32.000906

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