Title :
Polarization bistable VCSELs for optical buffers
Author :
Kawaguchi, Hitoshi
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Mater. Sci., Nara Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Ikoma, Japan
Abstract :
In this paper, we report successful memorization of an arbitrary bit of a PRBS data signal of up to 26-l bits at 20-Gb/s and each bit of 6-bit NRZ signals at 40 Gb/s [4]. These are the fastest operations of optical bistable flipflop memories to the best of our knowledge.
Keywords :
flip-flops; optical storage; surface emitting lasers; PRBS data signal; bit rate 20 Gbit/s; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; optical bistable flipflop memories; polarization bistable VCSEL; Optical bistability; Optical buffering; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition (ACP), 2010 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7111-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACP.2010.5682492
