We consider a channel coding for sending classical information through a quantum channel with a given ensemble of quantum states (letter states). As well known, it is generically possible in a quantum channel that the transmittable information in block coding of length n can exceed n times the maximum amount that can be sent without any coding scheme. This so-called superadditivity in classical capacity of a quantum channel is a distinct feature that can not be found in classical memoryless channel. In this paper, a practical model of channel coding that shows this property is presented. It consists of a simple codeword selection and the optimum decoding of the codewords minimizing the average error probability. At first, optimization of decoding strategy is discussed. Then the channel coding that shows the superadditivity in classical capacity is demonstrated.

We theoretically prove that a conventional Mach-Zehnder modulator can generate an optical frequency comb with excellent spectral flatness. The modulator is asymmetrically dual driven by large amplitude sinusoidal signals with different amplitudes. The driving condition to obtain spectral flatness is analytically derived and optimized, yielding a simple formula. This formula also predicts the conversion efficiency and bandwidth of the generated frequency comb.

We introduce a new concept for stimulated-Brillouin-scattering-based slow light in optical fibers that is applicable for broadly-tunable frequency-swept sources. It allows slow light to be achieved, in principle, over the entire transparency window of the optical fiber. We demonstrate a slow light delay of 10 ns at 1.55 μm using a 10-m-long photonic crystal fiber with a source sweep rate of 400 MHz/μs and a pump power of 200 mW. We also show that there exists a maximal delay obtainable by this method, which is set by the SBS threshold, independent of sweep rate. For our fiber with optimum length, this maximum delay is ~38 ns, obtained for a pump power of 760 mW., "Ultraslow group velocity and enhanced nonlinear optical effects in a coherently driven hot atomic gas," Phys. Rev. Lett. 82(26), 5229-5232 (1999). "Tunable all-optical delays via Brillouin slow light in an optical fiber," Phys. Rev. Lett. 94(15), 153902 (2005). 8. K. Y. Song, M. Herráez, and L. Thévenaz, "Observation of pulse delaying and advancement in optical fibers using stimulated Brillouin scattering," Opt.

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A novel integrated optic pressure sensor was constructed with the Mach-Zehnder interferometer structure of glass waveguides on a silicon substrate. Pressure is sensed by detecting the deformation of a thin diaphragm fabricated by using the anisotropic etching of a silicon substrate. The basic design concept of the present sensor was provided by analyzing its operation. The measurable pressure range and the sensitivity can be set by the proper selection of the diaphragm structure. A device was built and its operation performances were tested at 633 nm. For the fabricated device, the measured halfwave pressure was 0.8 x 10(5) Pa and the extinction ratio was 10 dB.