• 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