title: Distortion management in slow-light pulse delay.
abstract: We describe a methodology to maximize slow-light pulse delay subject to a constraint on the allowable pulse distortion. We show that optimizing over a larger number of physical variables can increase the distortion-constrained delay. We demonstrate these concepts by comparing the optimum slow-light pulse delay achievable using a single Lorentzian gain line with that achievable using a pair of closely-spaced gain lines. We predict that distortion management using a gain doublet can provide approximately a factor of 2 increase in slow-light pulse delay as compared with the optimum single-line delay. Experimental results employing Brillouin gain in optical fiber confirm our theoretical predictions.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Stenner
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Neifeld
authors.forename: Zhaoming
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Andrew M C
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Dawes
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gauthier