Variable semiconductor all-optical buffer
- 21 November 2002
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters
- Vol. 38 (24) , 1581-1583
- https://doi.org/10.1049/el:20021034
Abstract
A compact variable all-optical buffer using semiconductor quantum dot structures is proposed. The buffering effect is achieved by slowing down the optical signal using an external control light source to vary the dispersion characteristic of the medium. The theoretical model shows that a slow-down factor of more than 104 with negligible group velocity dispersion is achievable.Keywords
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