RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Analytical expression of pulse broadening in an arbitrary linear slow light medium A1 González Herráez, Miguel A1 Martín López, Sonia A1 Thévenaz, Luc K1 Nonlinear optics K1 Scattering K1 Propagation K1 Fibers K1 Stimulated Brillouin K1 Ciencias tecnológicas K1 Electrónica K1 Technology K1 Electronics AB We derive an analytical expression for the broadening of a Gaussian input pulse in an arbitrary linear slow light medium. The expression consists of two terms, one corresponding to amplitude broadening (low-pass filtering of the pulse bandwidth) and another corresponding to phase broadening (phase dispersion around the resonance). It is shown that for a Lorentzian gain profile, the amplitude broadening is dominant at small fractional delays. However, for large fractional delays, phase broadening is inevitably dominate. PB Optical Society of America SN 0146-9592 YR 2012 FD 2012-07-25 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/25020 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/25020 LA eng DS MINDS@UW RD 20-abr-2024