DocumentCode
1651665
Title
Proposal of two-input, phase-switched, all-optical flip flops
Author
Daniel, Brian A. ; Agrawal, Govind P.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Opt., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We propose using two input beams to a bistable Kerr resonator for overcoming the thermal limitation to the switching speed between stable states. We theoretically demonstrate flip-flop operation by phase modulations of the inputs.
Keywords
optical Kerr effect; optical logic; optical modulation; phase modulation; bistable Kerr resonator; phase modulations; phase switched all-optical flip flops; stable states; thermal limitation; Cavity resonators; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Optical switches; Phase modulation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6325585
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