Title :
All-optical flip-flop operation using 1.55 μm polarization bistable VCSELs
Author :
Katayama, Takeo ; Kitazawa, Toshiyuki ; Kawaguchi, Hitoshi
Author_Institution :
Graduated Sch. of Mater. Sci., Nara Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Nara
Abstract :
We investigated detuning and repetition-frequency dependencies of minimum polarization switching optical power for all-optical flip-flop operation using 1.55-mum polarization bistable VCSELs. We demonstrated it up to 3.1-GHz switching frequency by 10-fJ optical pulses.
Keywords :
flip-flops; integrated optoelectronics; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; all-optical flip-flop; energy 10 fJ; frequency 3.1 GHz; optical pulses; size 1.55 mum; Educational technology; Flip-flops; Frequency measurement; Materials science and technology; Optical bistability; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Switching frequency; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; (070.4340) Nonlinear optical signal processing; (190.1450) Bistability; (230.1150) All-optical devices; (250.7260) Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
