Abstract

We report the observation of accumulated photon echo in Er-doped fibers. We also demonstrate time reversal and autoconvolution of femtosecond pulses, which suggest that Er-doped fibers are a promising medium for femtosecond time-domain optical signal processing.

© 1991 Optical Society of America

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