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Observation of a linear temperature dependence of the critical current density in a Ba_{0.63}K_{0.37}BiO_3 single crystal
For a Ba_{0.63}K_{0.37}BiO_3 single crystal with T_c=31 K, H_{c1}=750 Oe at 5
K, and dimensions 3x3x1 mm^3, the temperature and field dependences of magnetic
hysteresis loops have been measured within 5-25 K in magnetic fields up to 6
Tesla. The critical current density is J_c(0)=1.5 x 10^5 A/cm^2 at zero field
and 1 x 10^5 A/cm^2 at 1 kOe at 5 K. J_c decreases exponentially with
increasing field up to 10 kOe. A linear temperature dependence of J_c is
observed below 25 K, which differs from the exponential and the power-law
temperature dependences in high-Tc superconductors including the BKBO. The
linear temperature dependence can be regarded as an intrinsic effect in
superconductors.Comment: RevTex, Physica C Vol. 341-348, 729 (2000
Slow, superluminal and negative group velocity in optical fibres using stimulated Brillouin scattering
Active control of the group velocity in optical fibres is demonstrated, allowing long delays, faster-than-light propagation and even negative velocity, for which the peak of a pulse exits the fibre before entering the input en
Time biasing due to the slow-light effect in distributed fiber-optic Brillouin sensors
The influence of the slow-light effect on the performance of distributed Brillouin sensors is studied. We show that, while in most situations it can be neglected, it may greatly affect the results obtained for certain experimental configurations. More specifically, for one of the experimental arrangements described in the literature (a strong continuous-wave pump and a weak pulsed probe) we show that this effect induces a large time biasing of the traces that depends not only on the fiber length but also on the frequency separation between pump and probe. This biasing reduces the available resolution in this experimental arrangement. © 2006 Optical Society of America
Broad-bandwidth Brillouin slow light in optical fibers
We experimentally demonstrate that Brillouin slow light with an arbitrary large bandwidth can be readily obtained in conventional optical fibers using a simple and inexpensive pump spectral broadening techniqu
Optically controlled slow and fast light in optical fibers using stimulated Brillouin scattering
We demonstrate a method to achieve an extremely wide and flexible external control of the group velocity of signals as they propagate along an optical fiber. This control is achieved by means of the gain and loss mechanisms of stimulated Brillouin scattering in the fiber itself. Our experiments show that group velocities below 71 000 kms on one hand, well exceeding the speed of light in vacuum on the other hand and even negative group velocities can readily be obtained with a simple benchtop experimental setup. We believe that the fact that slow and fast light can be achieved in a standard single-mode fiber, in normal environmental conditions and using off-the-shelf instrumentation, is very promising for a future use in real applications. © 2005 American Institute of Physics
Arbitrary-bandwidth Brillouin slow light in optical fibers
Brillouin slow light in optical fibers is a promising technique for the development of all-optical buffers to be used in optical routers. The main drawback of this technique up to now has been its narrow bandwidth, normally restricted to 35 MHz in conventional single-mode optical fibers. In this paper we demonstrate experimentally that Brillouin slow light with an arbitrary large bandwidth can be readily obtained in conventional optical fibers using a simple and inexpensive pump spectral broadening technique. In our experiments, we show the delaying of 2.7 ns pulses over slightly more than one pulse length with only some residual broadening (<25%) of the pulse width. We see no limit to extend this technique to the delaying of GHz-bandwidth signals
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