Slow and Fast Light (SL)

Slow light based on stimulated Brillouin scattering: new possibilities and open questions

Miguel González‐Herráez

Published Jan 1, 2008• 0 citations

Abstract

Slow light based on stimulated Brillouin scattering offers new capabilities that are unique to this interaction. These capabilities are reviewed, and the limits and potential applications of this technique are analyzed.

DOI: 10.1364/sl.2008.stuc1

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