Investigation of room-temperature slow light in photorefractives for optical buffer applications

Zhijie Deng; Philip Robert Hemmer

doi:10.1117/12.528124

17 June 2004 Investigation of room-temperature slow light in photorefractives for optical buffer applications

Zhijie Deng, Philip Robert Hemmer

Proceedings Volume 5362, Advanced Optical and Quantum Memories and Computing; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.528124
Event: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2004, 2004, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Lately, active research has been conducted in slowing down light pulses to the order of tens of meters per second or below. An interesting application would be an optical buffer for all optical routers, where solid state devices operating under room temperature are desired. In this paper, we investigate the possibility of such a device with a Ce:BaTiO3 crystal. Group velocity as slow as 2 mm/s is obtained in the two-wave coupling experiment. By modulating the angular-multiplexed pump beams in the experiment, we also demonstrate the modulation of the output waveform, which could be used to address the problem of pulse broadening that so far limits the application of room temperature slow light.

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Zhijie Deng and Philip Robert Hemmer "Investigation of room-temperature slow light in photorefractives for optical buffer applications", Proc. SPIE 5362, Advanced Optical and Quantum Memories and Computing, (17 June 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.528124

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