Title :
Optical bistability in a SOA/DFB-LD feedback scheme
Author :
Oosterlinck, W.D. ; Morthier, G. ; Baets, R. ; Erneux, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Ghent
Abstract :
Optical bistability is investigated using a DFB laser diode connected with a SOA. Broadband operation and tunability of the domain of bistable responses is shown. The device can readily serve as an all-optical flip-flop.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; flip-flops; optical bistability; optical logic; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA-DFB-LD feedback scheme; all optical flip-flop; broadband operation; optical bistability; Diode lasers; Flip-flops; Laser feedback; Optical bistability; Optical coupling; Optical feedback; Optical packet switching; Power lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; (250.0250) Optoelectronics; (250.5300) Photonic Integrated Circuits; (250.5980) Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627706
