Title :
All-optical clocked D type flip-flop exploiting SOA-based optical SR latch and logic gates
Author :
Wang, J. ; Berrettini, G. ; Meloni, G. ; Potì, L. ; Bogoni, A.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Lab. of Photonic Networks, CNIT, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
An integrable all-optical clocked D type flip-flop is demonstrated exploiting SOA-based transparent all-optical SR latch. Nonlinear effects of four wave mixing and cross gain modulation are used for optical logic gate operations.
Keywords :
flip-flops; integrated optics; multiwave mixing; optical fibre amplifiers; optical logic; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA; all-optical clocked D type flip-flop; cross gain modulation; fiber lasers; four wave mixing; nonlinear effects; optical logic gate; semiconductor optical amplifier; transparent all-optical SR latch; Clocks; Flip-flops; Latches; Logic gates; Optical bistability; Optical buffering; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical packet switching; Strontium; optical flip-flop; optical logic gate; optical packet switching; optical signal processing; semiconductor optical amplifier;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3857-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3856-3
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2009.5307797
