Variable optical buffer using slow light in semiconductor nanostructures

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1884-1896

  Chang Hasnain, Connie J ^a   Pei Cheng, K U ^a   Kim, Jungho ^b   Chuang, Shun Lien ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Nanotechnology; Optical buffer; Quantum optics

Indexed keywords

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUANTUM OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

OPTICAL BUFFERS; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROPOGATION; OPTICAL SIGNALS; SLOW LIGHT;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 21244436827     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2003.818335     Document Type: Conference Paper

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