Refreshed opto-acoustic memory

Birgit Stiller, Moritz Merklein, Khu Vu, Pan Ma, Stephen J. Madden, Benjamin J. Eggleton

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    Abstract

    Storing and delaying optical information is of crucial importance for optical communications, signal processing and in the quantum domain. A plethora of techniques for optical storage have been shown which aim to maintain as much as possible the advantages of optics, such as e.g. the coherence, the bandwidth and capacity. In particular the interaction of optical waves with mechanical motion offers a solution to buffer optical information [1-4]. It was shown that one can use acoustic waves to store and delay optical signals coherently via the effect of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) [3,4]. This allows for simultaneous storage at multiple wavelengths [5], cascaded storage at different spatial positions [6], and nonreciprocal storage with a GHz bandwidth [7]. However, the delay time of this technique is so far limited to the acoustic lifetime of about 10 ns.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2019
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    ISBN (Electronic)9781728104690
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2019
    Event2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2019 - Munich, Germany
    Duration: 23 Jun 201927 Jun 2019

    Publication series

    Name2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2019

    Conference

    Conference2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2019
    Country/TerritoryGermany
    CityMunich
    Period23/06/1927/06/19

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