Delay-tunable gap-soliton-based slow-light system

Abstract

We numerically and analytically evaluate the delay of solitons propagating slowly, and without broadening, in an apodized Bragg grating. Simulations indicate that a 100 mm Bragg grating with Deltan = 10-3 can delay sub-nanosecond pulses by nearly 20 pulse widths without any change in the output pulse width. Delay tunability is achieved by simultaneously adjusting the launch power and detuning. A simple analytic model is developed to describe the monotonic dependence of delay on Deltan and compared with simulations. As the intensity may be greatly enhanced due to a reduced velocity, a procedure for improving the delay while avoiding material damage is outlined.