DocumentCode
450334
Title
Figures of merit for linear and nonlinear slow light devices
Author
Khurgin, Jacob B.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Volume
5
fYear
2005
fDate
25-29 Sept. 2005
Firstpage
9
Abstract
A unified approach to estimation and optimization of the performance of various slow light devices in practical optical networks is described. Novel means of mitigating dispersion-induced limitations are considered.
Keywords
nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; dispersion-induced limitations; figures of merit; linear devices; nonlinear devices; optical networks; slow light devices; unified approach;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location
IET
ISSN
0537-9989
Print_ISBN
0-86341-543-1
Type
conf
Filename
1584313
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