DocumentCode
3525491
Title
Three-State Optical Memory Based on Coupled Ring Lasers
Author
Jing Wang ; Yuancheng Zhang ; Malacarne, Antonio ; Bogoni, Antonella ; Poti, Luca ; Minyu Yao
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
fYear
2008
fDate
24-28 Feb. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
A three-state optical memory is demonstrated, with a compact configuration and low switching power. It is presented that the memory has an extinction ratio of 40 dB and a large wavelength range of set pulses.
Keywords
optical bistability; optical storage; packet switching; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA; compact configuration; coupled ring lasers; extinction ratio; large wavelength range pulses; low switching power; optical bi-stability; three-state optical memory; Extinction ratio; Optical bistability; Optical coupling; Optical filters; Optical interconnections; Optical packet switching; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Ring lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-856-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528420
Filename
4528420
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