Applications of slow light: A DARPA perspective

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5735, Issue , 2005, Pages 80-86

  Lowell, John R ^a   Parra, Enrique ^b  

^a DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY   (United States)

^b BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonlinear optics; Quantum computing; Quantum optics; Slow Light

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; PHOTONS; QUANTUM OPTICS;

OPTICAL CONVERTERS; POWER CONSUMPTION; QUANTUM COMPUTING; SLOW LIGHT;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 23744473039     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.601706     Document Type: Conference Paper

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