Maximizing the opening of eye diagrams for slow-light systems.
We present a data-fidelity metric for quantifying distortion in slow-light optical pulse delay devices. We demonstrate the utility of this metric by applying it to the performance optimization of gain-based slow-light delay systems for Gaussian and super-Gaussian pulses. Symmetric Lorentzian double-line and triple-line gain systems are optimized and achieve maximum delay of 1.5 and 1.7 times the single-line gain system delay, respectively. The resulting double-line gain system design is qualitatively similar to the double-line gain system designed with a previous metric, but is tuned specifically to constrain data fidelity.
Pant
Ravi
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College of Optical Sciences, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA. rpant@email.arizona.edu
Stenner
Michael D
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Neifeld
Mark A
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Shi
Zhimin
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Boyd
Robert W
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Gauthier
Daniel J
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