Optical flip-flop using bistable vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifiers with anti-resonant reflecting optical waveguide

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 4703-4710

  Zhang, W L ^a   Yu, S F ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anti resonant reflecting optical waveguide; Optical bistability; Optical flip flop; Optical switching; Vertical cavity semiconductor optical amplifier

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; FLIP FLOP CIRCUITS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; OPTICAL SWITCHES; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

ANTIRESONANT REFLECTING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; FLIP-FLOP OPERATION; INJECTION CURRENTS; INJECTION MODE; OPTICAL FLIP-FLOP; OPTICAL INJECTION; OPTICAL SWITCHING; VERTICAL-CAVITY SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 70349428490     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2025664     Document Type: Article

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