DocumentCode
2156898
Title
High-speed and low-energy flip-flop operation of asymmetric active-multimode interferometer bi-stable laser diodes
Author
Jiang, H. ; Chaen, Y. ; Hagio, T. ; Tsuruda, K. ; Jizodo, M. ; Matsuo, S. ; Xu, J. ; Peucheret, C. ; Hamamoto, K.
Author_Institution
Interdiscipl. Grad. Sch. of Eng. Sci. (I-EggS), Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan
fYear
2011
fDate
18-22 Sept. 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
High-speed (121/25 ps rise/fall time) and low-switching energy (7.1 and 3.4 fJ) all-optical flip-flop operation of single-wavelength high-mesa asymmetric active-MMI bi-stable laser diodes is demonstrated for the first time using 25 ps long switching pulses.
Keywords
flip-flops; semiconductor lasers; asymmetric active-multimode interferometer bistable laser diodes; energy 3.4 fJ; energy 7.1 fJ; low-energy flip-flop operation; single-wavelength high-mesa asymmetric active laser; time 121 ps; time 25 ps; Flip-flops; Hysteresis; Optical bistability; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Optical waveguides;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location
Geneva
ISSN
Pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1918-9
Type
conf
Filename
6065893
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