The gain and noise characteristics of a fiber Brillouin amplifier are studied experimentally and analyzed using a dispersion shifted fiber. Based on these measurements, the optimal conditions of gain and on-off ratio are identified for slow light generation. © 2009 Optical Society of America.

Deepa Venkitesh

Department of Electrical Engineering

Fiber amplifiers

Brillouin amplifier

Dispersion shifted fibers

Fiber brillouin amplifiers

Light generation

Noise characteristic

On-off ratio

Optimal conditions

Optimized conditions

Slow light

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