Experimental demonstration of multi-bit optical buffer memory using 1.55-μm polarization bistable vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1495-1504

  Katayama, Takeo ^a   Ooi, Tomohiro ^a   Kawaguchi, Hitoshi ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

All optical switching, optical buffer memory; Polarization bistability; Vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL)

Indexed keywords

ALL-OPTICAL; ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHING; BISTABLES; MULTI-BITS; OPTICAL BUFFER MEMORY; ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATIONS; POLARIZATION BISTABILITY; POLARIZATION STATE; TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY; VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER;

BUFFER STORAGE; FIBER LASERS; LASERS; MICROOPTICS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; POLARIZATION; SHIFT REGISTERS;

SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

EID: 77949673482     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2009.2029067     Document Type: Article

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