Title :
Wide wavelength operation of all-optical flip-flop using Mach-Zehnder interferometer bistable laser diode
Author :
Takeda, Koji ; Takenak, Mitsuru ; Tanemua, Takuo ; Zaitsu, Masaru ; Nakano, Yoshiaki
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate all-optical flip-flop operation of Mach-Zehnder bistable lasers with falling time of less than 68 ps. The device can be controlled with continuous 58-nm wavelength range of input light.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; flip-flops; gallium arsenide; laser stability; optical bistability; optical control; semiconductor lasers; GaAs; Mach-Zehnder interferometer bistable laser diode; all-optical flip-flop operation; device control; wavelength 58 nm; wide-continuous wavelength operation; Diode lasers; Distributed feedback devices; Flip-flops; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser theory; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343124
