DocumentCode
1872575
Title
Link performance of all-optical buffers using slow light
Author
Tucker, Rodney
Volume
3
fYear
2005
fDate
6-11 March 2005
Abstract
We analyze the link performance of an optical buffer using slow light as the delay mechanism. A power penalty of a few dBm is found for a 40 Gbit/s link. We show the existence of a bandwidth-storage product trade-off.
Keywords
buffer circuits; optical delay lines; optical fibre communication; 40 Gbit/s; all-optical buffers; bandwidth-storage product trade-off; delay mechanism; link performance; slow light; Absorption; Atomic measurements; Bandwidth; Delay; High speed optical techniques; Optical attenuators; Optical buffering; Optical devices; Optical packet switching; Slow light;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN
1-55752-783-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2005.192830
Filename
1501361
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