Abstract
A method for storing optical data pulse sequences, frequency shifted with respect to the original data pulse frequency, is theoretically described and experimentally demonstrated. Data pulses are converted into long-living acoustic waves via stimulated Brillouin scattering in optical fiber by counterpropagating write pulses of one frequency, and later they are retrieved by read pulses at a different frequency giving rise to frequency-shifted stored pulses. The shifted frequency is governed by the phase-matching condition between the read pulse and the acoustic wave, which can be satisfied using birefringent fibers. The converted frequency is and is tuned by applying strain to the fiber with a slope coefficient of , and conversion efficiency can be as high as 13% for the storage time of .
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