Optical buffer memory with shift register function using 1.55-μm polarization bistable VCSELs

Author

Katayama, T. ; Ooi, T. ; Kawaguchi, H.

Author_Institution

Grad. Sch. of Mater. Sci., Nara Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Ikoma

fYear

2008

Firstpage

739

Lastpage

740

Abstract

Optical buffer memory is a key component in future optical communication and switching systems. We performed the 10 Gbps optical buffering[1] and the shift register function[2] using 0.98 -mum polarization bistable (PB) VCSELs. We have also reported recently the switching characteristics of 1.55 -mum PB-VCSELs and all-optical flip-flop operations[3], at the optical telecommunication wavelength.

Keywords

buffer storage; flip-flops; optical communication equipment; optical logic; optical storage; optical switches; shift registers; surface emitting lasers; all optical flip-flop operations; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; optical buffer memory; optical buffering; optical communication system; optical switching system; optical telecommunication wavelength; polarization bistable VCSEL; shift register function; wavelength 0.98 mum; wavelength 1.55 mum; Communication switching; Flip-flops; Optical bistability; Optical buffering; Optical fiber communication; Optical polarization; Shift registers; Switching systems; Telecommunication switching; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the

Conference_Location

Acapulco

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1931-9

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1932-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688832

Filename

4688832