Title :
Link performance of all-optical buffers using slow light
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;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192830
