• DocumentCode
    1000996
  • Title

    Proposal for an All-Optical Flip-Flop Using a Single Distributed Feedback Laser Diode

  • Author

    Huybrechts, Koen ; D´Oosterlinck, Wouter ; Morthier, Geert ; Baets, Roel

  • Author_Institution
    Ghent Univ., Ghent
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    18
  • Lastpage
    20
  • Abstract
    We introduce a new concept for an all-optical flip-flop based on a single distributed feedback laser. The injection of external light into the laser results in a nonuniform carrier distribution. We will show numerically that this nonlinear effect of the carriers gives rise to a bistability that can be exploited for fast flip-flop operation.
  • Keywords
    distributed feedback lasers; flip-flops; integrated optics; nonlinear optics; optical fibre networks; semiconductor lasers; telecommunication switching; all-optical flip-flop; burst-switched optical networks; external light injection; nonuniform carrier distribution; single distributed feedback laser diode; Diode lasers; Distributed feedback devices; Flip-flops; Laser feedback; Optical bistability; Optical coupling; Optical feedback; Optical fiber networks; Proposals; Semiconductor lasers; All-optical flip-flops; distributed feedback (DFB) lasers; optical bistability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2007.911007
  • Filename
    4397107
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1000996