Realization of All-Optical Flip-Flop Using Directionally Coupled Bistable Laser Diode

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-47

  Takenaka, Mitsuru ^a,b   Nakano, Yoshiaki ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Optoelectronic Industry and Technology Development Association   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

All optical flip flop; Bistable laser diode; Directional coupler; Optical memory

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON BEAMS; LASER BEAMS; LITHOGRAPHY; METALLORGANIC VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL PUMPING; PACKET NETWORKS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; PHOTONIC NETWORKS;

FLIP FLOP CIRCUITS;

EID: 0347337875     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.818900     Document Type: Article

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