Publications [#246423] of Daniel J. Gauthier
Papers Published
- Shin, H; Schweinsberg, A; Gehring, G; Schwertz, K; Chang, HJ; Boyd, RW; Park, Q-H; Gauthier, DJ, Reducing pulse distortion in fast-light pulse propagation through an erbium-doped fiber amplifier.,
Optics Letters, vol. 32 no. 8
(April, 2007),
pp. 906-908, ISSN 0146-9592 (Selected to appear in the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science, Volume 6, Issue 4, April 2007.) [pdf], [doi]
(last updated on 2019/07/17)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.