Optically powered, integrated ´smart´ pixels for optical interconnection networks

Author

Brown, J.J. ; Gardner, J.T. ; Forrest, S.R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern Calfornia, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

3

Issue

12

fYear

1991

Firstpage

1136

Lastpage

1139

Abstract

The authors have demonstrated an optically powered, integrated, InP-based smart pixel for use in optical interconnection networks. Optical powering is provided by integrating the optoelectronic pixel circuitry with an InP-photovoltaic cell which was illuminated with a 0.82 mu m wavelength laser beam. The multifunctional circuit can be dynamically tuned using an optical control beam to operate variously as a thresholding amplifier, a bistable switch, or a set-reset flip-flop. The circuit has an optoelectronic gain as high as 11, a bandwidth of 40 MHz, and an optical switching energy of 3.8 pJ.<>

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; flip-flops; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; optical bistability; optical interconnections; optical logic; optical switches; photovoltaic cells; tuning; 0.82 micron; 3.8 pJ; 40 MHz; InP; InP-based smart pixel; InP-photovoltaic cell; bistable switch; dynamically tuned; integrated; laser beam; multifunctional circuit; optical control beam; optical interconnection networks; optical switching energy; optically powered; optoelectronic gain; optoelectronic pixel circuitry; semiconductors; set-reset flip-flop; thresholding amplifier; Integrated optics; Laser beams; Laser tuning; Optical bistability; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Power lasers; Smart pixels; Stimulated emission; Switching circuits;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.118032

Filename

118032