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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
