Title :
Switching to optical for a faster tomorrow
Author :
Smith, P.W.E. ; Li Qian
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
fDate :
11/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Describes some initial studies of a promising new technology for ultrafast optical switching and signal processing. These initial demonstrations of the potential of these devices should lead to further work on the development and integration of these devices into optoelectronic chips with greatly enhanced functionality
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; integrated optoelectronics; optical information processing; optical switches; functionality; optoelectronic chips; signal processing; ultrafast optical switching; Optical signal processing; Ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Devices Magazine, IEEE
