Ultraslow Light Pulse in a SPS Photorefractive Crystal at Room Temperature

Nacera Bouldja (1) , Delphine Wolfersberger (1) , Marc Sciamanna (1)

1 LMOPS - Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique et Systèmes

We experimentally demonstrate that light can be decelerated in SPS photorefractive crystal. Indeed, by using a two-wave mixing process in this material, it is possible to slow-down a light pulse and simultaneously to improve the delay-bandwidth product.

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]

Nacera Bouldja, Delphine Wolfersberger, Marc Sciamanna. Ultraslow Light Pulse in a SPS Photorefractive Crystal at Room Temperature. 2018 European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC), Sep 2018, Rome, Italy. pp.1-3, ⟨10.1109/ECOC.2018.8535306⟩. ⟨hal-02431298⟩