Theoretical analysis of all-optical clocked D flip-flop using a single SOA assisted symmetric MZI

Optics Communications

Volumn 285, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2266-2275

  Chattopadhyay, Tanay ^a   Reis, Cláudia ^b,c   André, Paulo ^b,c   Teixeira, António ^b,c  

^a The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited   (India)

^b INSTITUTO DE TELECOMUNICAÇÕES   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

All optical flip flop; All optical processing; D flip flop; Optical packet switching; Symmetric Mach Zehnder interferometer

Indexed keywords

ALL-OPTICAL; ALL-OPTICAL FLIP-FLOPS; ALL-OPTICAL PROCESSING; FEED-BACK LOOP; OPTICAL PACKET SWITCHING; STABLE STATE; SYMMETRIC MACH-ZEHNDER; VERY LOW COMPLEXITY;

CLOCKS; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS;

FLIP FLOP CIRCUITS;

EID: 84858000848     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2011.12.103     Document Type: Article

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