Slow and fast light based on coherent population oscillations in erbium-doped fibres

F Arrieta-Yanez, OG Calderón, S Melle - Journal of Optics, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper we review the main results on slow and fast light induced by coherent
population oscillations in optical fibres doped with erbium ions. We explain the physics …

Slow light in saturable absorbers

B Macke, B Ségard - Physical Review A—Atomic, Molecular, and Optical …, 2008 - APS
In connection with the experiments recently achieved on doped crystals, biological samples,
doped optical fibers, and semiconductor heterostructures, we revisit the theory of the …

A table-top high-sensitivity gyroscope based on slow light and cavity enhanced photon drag

M She, J Tang, K Xia - arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.01944, 2024 - arxiv.org
A high-sensitivity gyroscope is vital for both investigation of the fundamental physics and
monitor of the subtle variation of Earth's behaviors. However, it is challenge to realize a …

Slow light and saturable absorption

AC Selden - Optics and spectroscopy, 2009 - Springer
Quantitative analysis of slow light experiments utilising coherent population oscillation
(CPO) in a range of saturably absorbing media, including ruby and alexandrite, Er 3+: Y 2 …

Pulse-width-dependent subluminal and superluminal propagation in highly doped erbium fibers

F Arrieta-Yáñez, E Cabrera-Granado, JM Ezquerro… - JOSA B, 2011 - opg.optica.org
We experimentally and theoretically study the propagation of a 1536 nm light pulse
superposed on a continuous wave background in a highly doped erbium fiber pumped at …

Propagation-induced transition from slow to fast light in highly doped erbium fibers

OG Calderón, S Melle, MA Antón, F Carreño… - Physical Review A …, 2008 - APS
We analyze the propagation regime of an amplitude-modulated 1536 nm signal when
traveling along a highly doped erbium fiber pumped at 977 nm as a function of the fiber …

Group velocity coupling and synchronization-like phenomenon of two light beams based on coherent population oscillations

S Melle, OG Calderón, M Moreno - Journal of Physics B: Atomic …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on the control of the slow and fast light propagation velocity of two light beams (at
1550 nm and 980 nm) through an erbium-doped fibre amplifier by means of coherent …

Slow light in molecular-aggregate nanofilms

E Cabrera-Granado, E Díaz, OG Calderón - Physical Review Letters, 2011 - APS
We study slow-light performance of molecular aggregates arranged in nanofilms by means
of coherent population oscillations. The molecular cooperative behavior inside the …

Modulation-frequency-controlled change from sub-to superluminal regime in highly doped erbium fibers

S Melle, OG Calderón, CE Caro, E Cabrera-Granado… - Optics letters, 2008 - opg.optica.org
We report a change from sub-to superluminal propagation upon increasing the modulation
frequency of an amplitude-modulated 1550 nm signal when propagating through highly …

Controllable propagation of light pulses in Er-doped fibers with saturable absorption

S Stepanov, E Hernández Hernández - Optics letters, 2008 - opg.optica.org
We report controllable (slow or fast) propagation of low-intensity probe-light pulses through
erbium-doped fiber periodically saturated by the synchronized master-pulse sequence …