• DocumentCode
    732998
  • Title

    Numerical study of a 10 GHz optical flip-flop based on a short asymmetric DFB laser

  • Author

    Abbasi, A. ; Roelkens, G. ; Morthier, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report on a numerical optimization of an all-optical flip-flop based on an asymmetric DFB laser. For the optimized design the repetition rate can increase up to 10 GHz and the switching time can reduce to 5 ps.
  • Keywords
    distributed feedback lasers; flip-flops; optical logic; optical switches; optimisation; frequency 10 GHz; numerical optimization; optical flip-flop; repetition rate; short asymmetric DFB laser; switching time; Flip-flops; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical device fabrication; Optical pulses; Optical switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7183435