Title :
Fundamental limitations of slow-light optical buffers
Author :
Tucker, Rodney S. ; Ku, Pei-Cheng ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California at Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We show that slow-light optical delay-line buffers are constrained by fundamental physical limitations. We compare the capabilities of a variety of buffer technologies including electromagnetically induced transparency, population pulsations, photonic crystal filters, and fibre-based delay lines.
Keywords :
buffer circuits; crystal filters; optical delay lines; optical fibres; photonic crystals; self-induced transparency; electromagnetically induced transparency; fibre-based delay lines; fundamental physical limitations; optical delay-line buffers; photonic crystal filters; population pulsations; slow-light optical buffers; Buffer storage; Delay lines; Optical buffering; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Optical packet switching; Optical pumping; Optical signal processing; Photonic crystals; Slow light;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192829
