title: An efficient method of all-optical buffering with ultra-small core photonic crystal fibers.
abstract: We propose a new method of all-optical buffering with ultra-small core photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) based on stimulated Brillouin scattering. The large refractive index contrast between the near-hollow cladding and the pure-silica core contributes to high nonlinearity of the PCF. Considering the unusual gain spectrum of the ultra-small core PCF, we numerically investigate the influence of these factors to the buffering efficiency. A PCF with a length of 1 meter and a core diameter of 1.06 micrometer is simulated as the storage medium in this paper. It is shown that we can obtain a good buffering efficiency under a very low control power of 2 watt, which promises a significant improvement for the all-optical communication system.
authors.affiliation: Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
authors.forename: Yingchun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Peixiang
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Zhenyu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*