Title :
Capabilities and limitations of slow light optical buffers: Searching for the killer application
Author :
Tucker, Rodney S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
We provide an overview of the capabilities and limitations of slow light optical buffers. A number of fundamental waveguide properties such as loss and dispersion severely limit the opportunities for practical slow light optical buffering.
Keywords :
optical communication; optical delay lines; optical dispersion; optical losses; optical waveguides; slow light; fundamental waveguide properties; killer application; optical communication; optical delay line buffers; optical dispersion; optical loss; slow light optical buffers; Delay lines; Optical attenuators; Optical buffering; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical losses; Optical packet switching; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguides; Slow light; 200.4490 Optical buffers; 210.4680 Optical memories;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
