• DocumentCode
    500232
  • 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
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225614