Slowing Light in Optical Fibres Sees Fast Progress

by Luc Thévenaz & Miguel Gonzalez-Herraez fibers.org News, 18 May 2006 The ability to temporarily store a signal and recall it at an exact point in time is an essential function of any type of signal processing system. The development of all-optical signal processing has been seriously impaired due to the lack of timing tools. But as we advance towards all-optical systems, this situation must improve if we are to avoid bottlenecks in data transmission and routing. Read more