Chirped Brillouin dynamic gratings for storing and compressing light

Opt Express. 2013 Apr 22;21(8):10039-47. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.010039.

Abstract

We demonstrate theoretically that chirped dynamic gratings can be created in optical fibers through stimulated Brillouin scattering with frequency-chirped "signal" and "write" pulses. When the grating is interrogated with a third pulse of the opposite chirp, a compressed signal pulse is retrieved. This provides a method to regenerate stored pulses and enhance signal levels for communications applications.

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Computer-Aided Design*
  • Data Compression / methods*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Fiber Optic Technology / instrumentation*
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*