title: Polarization-induced distortion in stimulated Brillouin scattering slow-light systems.
abstract: The vector analysis of stimulated Brillouin scattering amplification in birefringent fibers is extended to include signal pulses. The analysis finds that the different slow-light delays experienced by the states of polarization corresponding to maximum and minimum gain may result in severe pulse distortion. Thus, a generally polarized pulse, experiencing only a moderate gain, can become broader than a pulse aligned for maximum gain and delay. The effect is demonstrated in both numerical simulations and experiments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics, MC 128-95, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA. avizadok@caltech.edu
authors.forename: Avi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zadok
authors.forename: Sanghoon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thévenaz
authors.forename: Elad
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zilka
authors.forename: Avishay
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authors.lastname: Eyal
authors.forename: Moshe
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authors.lastname: Tur