Slowing down light to produce optical delay lines for communication networks has advanced enormously in the last year. Luc Thévenaz and Miguel Gonzalez-Herraez chart this recent progress and describe the new challenges facing developers of practical devices
Title
Slowing light in optical fibres sees fast progress
Published in
Opto & Laser Europe
Issue
139
Pages
27-9
Date
2006
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
0966-9809
Note
Copyright 2006, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 8924857, 0966-9809, slowing down light, slow light, optical delay lines, optical communication networks, temporary light signal storage
Record creation date
2008-09-29