Bistability analysis for optical flip-flops based on a SOA-MZI with feedback

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3641-3648

  Clavero, Raquel ^a   Ramos, Francisco ^a   Martí, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mach Zehnder interferometers (MZIs); Optical bistability; Optical data processing; Optical flip flop; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

BISTABILITY ANALYSIS; OPTICAL FLIP-FLOP CONFIGURATIONS; OPTICAL FLIP-FLOPS;

FLIP FLOP CIRCUITS;

EID: 37249008204     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2007.907745     Document Type: Article

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