Abstract

The gain and noise characteristics of a fiber Brillouin amplifier are studied experimentally and analyzed using a dispersion shifted fiber. Based on these measurements, the optimal conditions of gain and on-off ratio are identified for slow light generation.

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History
Original Manuscript: April 7, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: July 10, 2009
Revised Manuscript: July 6, 2009
Published: July 28, 2009

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Aditi Ghosh, Deepa Venkitesh, R. Vijaya

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

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