Title :
Nonlinear materials and devices for optical communication systems
Author :
Luther-Davies, Barry
Author_Institution :
Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
Abstract :
It is widely believed that future high speed optical communications networks will require all-optical signal processing to overcome the so-called ldquoelectronic bottleneckrdquo. This tutorial reviews approaches to all-optical processing using third order nonlinear materials.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical information processing; optical materials; all-optical signal processing; electronic bottleneck; high speed optical networks; nonlinear devices; nonlinear materials; optical communication systems; optical communications networks; third order nonlinear materials; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical interferometry; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628402
