All-optical lyot-filter-assisted flip-flop operation using a semiconductor optical amplifier

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 697-701

  Kumavor, Patrick D ^a,b   Donkor, Eric ^a,b   Wang, Bing C ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b University of Connecticut   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross gain saturation; Lyot filter; Optical bistability; Optical flip flop; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); Wavelength division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

CROSS-GAIN SATURATION; LYOT FILTER; OPTICAL FLIP-FLOPS; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER (SOA);

GAIN CONTROL; OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

FLIP FLOP CIRCUITS;

EID: 33747205513     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2006.876593     Document Type: Article

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