Information theoretic framework for the analysis of a slow-light delay device

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Neifeld, Mark A ^a,b   Lee, Myungjun ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; INFORMATION THEORY; STIMULATED BRILLOUIN SCATTERING;

DATA SEQUENCES; FINITE DURATION; INFORMATION CONTENTS; INFORMATION-THEORETIC ANALYSIS; MUTUAL INFORMATIONS; SLOW-LIGHT DELAY; SLOW-LIGHT DEVICES; STIMULATED BRILLOUIN SCATTERING (SBS);

SLOW LIGHT;

EID: 59949099259     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.000C31     Document Type: Article

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