Enhancing the spectral sensitivity of interferometers using slow-light media.
We demonstrate experimentally that the spectral sensitivity of an interferometer can be greatly enhanced by introducing a slow-light medium into it. The experimental results agree very well with theoretical predictions that the enhancement factor of the spectral sensitivity is equal to the group index n(g) of the slow-light medium.
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Zhimin
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The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA. zshi@optics.rochester.edu
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Robert W
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Gauthier
Daniel J
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Dudley
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