title: Study of Brillouin amplifier characteristics toward optimized conditions for slow light generation.
abstract: The gain and noise characteristics of a fiber Brillouin amplifier are studied experimentally and analyzed using a dispersion shifted fiber. Based on these measurements, the optimal conditions of gain and on-off ratio are identified for slow light generation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India.
authors.forename: Aditi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Deepa
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Venkitesh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vijaya