Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Capabilities and Limitations of Slow Light Optical Buffers: Searching for the Killer Application

R.S. Tucker

Published Jan 1, 2009• 5 citations

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.

DOI: 10.1364/cleo.2009.jtub1

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