Phys. Rev. A 71, 023801 (2005) - Maximum time delay achievable on propagation through a slow-light medium

Maximum time delay achievable on propagation through a slow-light medium

Robert W. Boyd, Daniel J. Gauthier, Alexander L. Gaeta, and Alan E. Willner

Phys. Rev. A 71, 023801 – Published 1 February 2005; Erratum Phys. Rev. A 72, 059903 (2005)

Abstract

We consider the question of whether there are any fundamental limits to the maximum time delay that can be achieved for a pulse propagating through a slow-light medium. We include in our analysis what we consider to be the dominant competing effects, and we show that in principle they do not lead to a limitation on the maximum achievable time delay. From this result we conclude that, through optimization, one should be able to delay a pulse by very many pulse lengths; the ability to do so can have important implications for the use of slow-light methods for applications in photonics.

Received 2 October 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.71.023801

©2005 American Physical Society

Erratum

Erratum: Maximum time delay achievable on propagation through a slow-light medium [Phys. Rev. A 71, 023801 (2005)]

Robert W. Boyd, Daniel J. Gauthier, Alexander L. Gaeta, and Alan E. Willner

Phys. Rev. A 72, 059903 (2005)

Authors & Affiliations

Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA

Daniel J. Gauthier

Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA

Alexander L. Gaeta

School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA

Alan E. Willner

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA

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Vol. 71, Iss. 2 — February 2005

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