All-optical set-reset flip-flop based on semiconductor ring laser: Ultrafast response and error-free bit-error-rate operation

2009 International Conference on Photonics in Switching, PS '09

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Trita, A ^a   Vidal, Latorre M J ^a   Zanola, M ^a   Mezosi, G ^b   Javaloyes, J ^b   Sorel, M ^b   Bragheri, F ^a   Cristiani, I ^a   Scire A ^c   Balle, S ^d   Giuliani, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA INTERDISCIPLINAR Y SISTEMAS COMPLEJOS IFISC CSIC UIB   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

All optical switching; Optical bistability; Semiconductor ring laser

Indexed keywords

ALL-OPTICAL; ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHING; SEMICONDUCTOR RING LASERS; SET-RESET FLIP-FLOP; TEMPORAL RESPONSE; ULTRA-FAST;

BIT ERROR RATE; FLIP FLOP CIRCUITS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; RING LASERS; SWITCHING; ULTRAFAST LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 73649114251     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PS.2009.5307798     Document Type: Conference Paper

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