Title :
Optical flip-flop based on coupled ultra-small Mach-Zehnder all-optical switches
Author :
Nakamura, Shigenari ; Watanabe, Atsuyori ; Wang, Xiongfei ; Ikeda, N. ; Sugimoto, Yoshiki ; Ozaki, N. ; Watanabe, Yoshihiro ; Asakawa, K.
Author_Institution :
Nano-electroics Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
The configuration of coupled ultra-small Mach-Zehnder all-optical switches is quite attractive for high-speed optical flip-flops. Its bistability is experimentally demonstrated with an emulated setup. High-speed capability corresponding to 10 and 40 Gb/s is confirmed with simulation based on rate equation analysis.
Keywords :
high-speed integrated circuits; optical logic; optical switches; optical flip-flop; ultra-small Mach-Zehnder all-optical switches; Flip-flops; High speed optical techniques; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical coupling; Optical feedback; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Optical waveguides;
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
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528492
