All-optical flip-flop operation based on asymmetric active-multimode interferometer bi-stable laser diodes
Author(s) -
Haisong Jiang,
Yutaka Chaen,
Takuma Hagio,
Kazuisao Tsuruda,
Makoto Jizodo,
Shinji Matsuo,
Jian Xu,
Christophe Peucheret,
Kiichi Hamamoto
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.19.00b119
Subject(s) - optics , flip flop , multi mode optical fiber , interferometry , laser , materials science , waveguide , diode , optoelectronics , signal (programming language) , physics , optical fiber , cmos , computer science , programming language
We demonstrate fast and low energy all optical flip-flop devices based on asymmetric active-multimode interferometer using high-mesa waveguide structure. The implemented devices showed high speed all-optical flip-flop operation with 25 ps long pulses. The rising and falling times of the output signal were 121 ps and 25 ps, respectively. The required set and reset pulse energies were only 7.1 fJ and 3.4 fJ, respectively.
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