• 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