Slow light with flat or offset band edges in few-mode fiber with two gratings.

نویسندگان

  • Andrey A Sukhorukov
  • C J Handmer
  • C Martijn de Sterke
  • M J Steel
چکیده

We consider mode coupling in multimode optical fibers using either two Bragg gratings or a Bragg grating and a long-period grating. We show that the magnitude of the band edge curvature can be controlled leading to a flat, quartic band-edge or to two band edges at distinct, nonequivalent k-values, allowing precise control of slow light propagation.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Optics express

دوره 15 26  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007