DocumentCode
3384053
Title
Optically Triggered Monostable and Bistable Flip-Flop Operation of a Monolithic Semiconductor Ring Laser
Author
Yu, Siyuan ; Wang, Zhuoran ; Yuan, Guohui ; Li, Bei ; Memon, Muhammad Irfan ; Giulian, G. ; Furst, Sandor ; Sorel, Marc
Author_Institution
Univ. of Bristol, Bristol
fYear
2007
fDate
19-22 Aug. 2007
Firstpage
115
Lastpage
116
Abstract
A monolithic semiconductor ring laser (SRL) is demonstrated to operate as an optical monostable and bistable that can be triggered by an optical pulse, showing potential for all-optical 2R regeneration and all-optical Flip-Flop applications.
Keywords
flip-flops; optical bistability; optical logic; optical repeaters; quantum well lasers; ring lasers; bistable flip-flop operation; monolithic semiconductor ring laser; monostable flip-flop operation; Flip-flops; High speed optical techniques; Optical bistability; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Repeaters; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor ring laser; all-optical switching; optical bistability;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics in Switching, 2007
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-4244-1121-1
Electronic_ISBN
1-4244-1122-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PS.2007.4300771
Filename
4300771
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