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Frontiers in Optics

Slow, fast, and backwards light propagation in erbium-doped optical fibers

Robert W. Boyd, George M. Gehring, Giovanni Piredda, Aaron Schweinsberg, Katie Schwertz, Zhimin Shi, Heedeuk Shin, Joseph E. Vornehm, Petros Zerom, Paul Narum

Published Jan 1, 2007• 0 citations
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Abstract

Erbium-doped optical fiber can serve as either a saturable absorber or (when pumped) as a saturable amplifier, leading to slow or fast light propagation respectively. Exotic propagation effects are observed in this system.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2007.fths4

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