Enhancing the spectral sensitivity of interferometers using slow-light media

We demonstrate experimentally that the spectral sensitivity of an interferometer can be greatly enhanced by introducing a slow-light medium into it. The experimental results agree very well with theoretical predictions that the enhancement factor of the spectral sensitivity is equal to the group ind...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Optics letters 2007-04, Vol.32 (8), p.915-917
Hauptverfasser:	ZHIMIN SHI, BOYD, Robert W, GAUTHIER, Daniel J, DUDLEY, C. C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Exact sciences and technology Instruments, apparatus, components and techniques common to several branches of physics and astronomy Interferometers Optical instruments, equipment and techniques Physics
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Zusammenfassung:	We demonstrate experimentally that the spectral sensitivity of an interferometer can be greatly enhanced by introducing a slow-light medium into it. The experimental results agree very well with theoretical predictions that the enhancement factor of the spectral sensitivity is equal to the group index n(g) of the slow-light medium.
ISSN:	0146-9592 1539-4794
DOI:	10.1364/ol.32.000915