Title :
Dynamic operation of all-optical Flip-Flop based on a monolithic semiconductor ring laser
Author :
Trita, Andrea ; Mezosi, Gabor ; Bragheri, Francesca ; Yu, Jin ; Furst, Sandor ; Elsässer, Wolfgang ; Cristiani, Ilaria ; Sorel, Marc ; Giuliani, Guido
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettron., Univ. of Pavia, Pavia
Abstract :
A monolithic semiconductor ring laser (SRL) is demonstrated as a fully all-optical flip-flop that can be triggered by optical pulses of 400 ps duration, showing 130 ps response time.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; flip-flops; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; optical logic; ring lasers; semiconductor lasers; InGaAs-InGaAlAs-InP; SRL; all-optical flip-flop dynamic operation; monolithic semiconductor ring laser; optical pulses; time 130 ps; time 400 ps; Delay; Flip-flops; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729309
