Photonic-chip-based tunable slow and fast light via stimulated Brillouin scattering

Ravi Pant*, Adam Byrnes, Christopher G. Poulton, Enbang Li, Duk Yong Cho, Steve Madden, Barry Luther-Davies, Benjamin J. Eggleton

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    Abstract

    We report the first (to our knowledge) demonstration of photonic chip based tunable slow and fast light via stimulated Brillouin scattering. Slow, fast, and negative group velocities were observed in a 7 cm long chalcogenide (As 2S3) rib waveguide with a group index change ranging from ∼ ? 44 to +130, which results in a maximum delay of ∼23 ns at a relatively low gain of ∼23 dB. Demonstration of large tunable delays in a chip scale device opens up applications such as frequency sensing and true-time delay for a phased array antenna, where integration and delays ∼10 ns are highly desirable.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)969-971
    Number of pages3
    JournalOptics Letters
    Volume37
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2012

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