Title :
All-optical flip-flop operation in polarization bistable VCSELs and its application for photonic buffer memory
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Mater. Sci., Nara Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Ikoma
Abstract :
This article discusses the photonic buffer memory consisting of a 2D array of polarization bistable VCSELs. All-optical flip-flop operation was demonstrated in InAlGaAs/InP VCSELs.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; flip-flops; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical bistability; optical storage; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 2D array; InAlGaAs-InP; all-optical flip-flop operation; photonic buffer memory; polarization bistable VCSEL; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; Flip-flops; High speed optical techniques; Optical bistability; Optical buffering; Optical devices; Optical packet switching; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Shift registers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
Conference_Location :
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2610-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2611-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771696
