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Frontiers in Optics

Distortion Management in Slow-Light Pulse Propagation

Ravi Pant, Michael D. Stenner, Mark Allen Neifeld

Published Jan 1, 2005• 0 citations
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Abstract

Slow light based devices require large delay compared to pulse width and small distortion. We describe methods for characterizing delay-induced pulse distortion and distortion management in slow-light systems.
DOI
10.1364/ls.2005.lwb3

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