Multi-state optical flip-flop memory based on ring lasers coupled through the same gain medium

Optics Communications

Volumn 270, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-95

  Zhang, S ^a   Lenstra, D ^a,b   Liu, Y ^a   Ju, H ^a   Li, Z ^a   Khoe, G D ^a   Dorren, H J S ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coupled lasers; Flip flop memories; Limit cycle oscillators; Optical bi stability; Optical feedback; Optical multi stability; Ring laser; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

FLIP FLOP CIRCUITS; LIGHT EMISSION; OSCILLATIONS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); RING LASERS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

COUPLED LASERS; FLIP FLOP MEMORIES; OPTICAL FEEDBACK; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

OPTICAL DATA STORAGE;

EID: 37849188421     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2006.08.031     Document Type: Article

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